Defining a rule file with ctmextract utility

This procedure describes how to create a rule file, which is needed to use the ctmextract utility to either monitor SAP jobs with ctmcreate, or to extract job definitions to Control-M using ctmdefine.

Before you begin

Do one of the following:

• Windows: Ensure that you have a DOS window running.
• UNIX: Ensure that you are logged on to a Control-M/Agent account.

To define a rule file with ctmextract utility:

1. Open a new text file in a text editor program.
2. Structure the rule file into the following 2 sections:
   • The first Section: Indicates which job definitions are monitored or extracted by setting the selection criteria for the job. You can set variables under the [CONDITION1] string. Enter the Rule File variable parameters variables and save the file.

   EXAMPLE:

   [CONDITION1]

   %%SAPR3-JOBNAME SH_CR15

   %%SAPR3-ACCOUNT CM2

   %%SAPR3-OWNER SH*

   • The second section: Specifies whether to monitor the job (ctmcreate), or extract its definition to Control-M (ctmdefine). Select either [CTMCREATE] or [CTMDEFINE], as required:
     • Choose [ctmcreate] to create one or more jobs that monitor identical jobs already running in SAP. For more information see Monitoring SAP jobs with ctmextract.
     • Choose [ctmdefine] to extract job definitions from SAP into the Control-M/Server database. For more information, see Extracting job definitions with ctmextract.

   {[CTMCREATE]|[CTMDEFINE]}

   NODEGRP TLVW2K065

   GROUP SAP1

   %%SAPR3-ACCOUNT CM2

3. Set the parameters for the second section. See ctmcreate and ctmdefine parameters and ctmdefine parameters.