Overview of work IDs

A work ID is an entity defined within BMC AMI Log Master that groups together the specifications of one BMC AMI Log Master job. Work IDs define the input source, time frame, filter (or WHERE clause), the various types of job output, and other items.

Work IDs help you to identify and track the activities that you perform with BMC AMI Log Master. When you select certain action items from a panel, BMC AMI Log Master assigns a default work ID and display it through the interface. 

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Overview

Creating-and-managing-work-IDs

After you perform a task and choose to exit the task dialog, BMC AMI Log Master prompts you to save your selections under a work ID.

BMC AMI Log Master requires work IDs for all jobs created by using the online interface. If you create a job using JCL and the ALPMAIN batch interface, a work ID is allowed, but is not required unless your job includes an ongoing log scan.

Example

Assume that you need to create a job to print a report of all accounting transactions that took place in January. You can save each selection that you make through the online interface for this task in a work ID. Later, you can edit the work ID to change how you search for transactions, add another report to the list of generated output, or revise the time frame, perhaps searching for a different month.


Important

Internally, BMC AMI Log Master keeps track of all job steps and actions by using a combination of a job’s user ID and work ID. We strongly recommend that you define different jobs with a unique combination of user ID and work ID, particularly if you run multiple jobs concurrently, or if you define any jobs as ongoing processes.

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