How SmartSwitch works

SmartSwitch dynamically switches jobs from UNLOAD PLUS to run on 

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based on rules that you create in a rules table using the 

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product.

To enable SmartSwitch, you need to perform the following tasks:

  1. Making SmartSwitch available
  2. (Recommended)  Configuring parameters
  3. Adding a SmartSwitch view

Related topics

Overview of SmartSwitch feature

SmartSwitch considerations

Using SmartSwitch

Troubleshooting SmartSwitch

When you have performed these tasks, you add rules to a rules table. For more information, see  Managing SmartSwitch rules.

SmartSwitch then performs the following tasks:

  1. Sorts the rules according to their level of restrictiveness

    Rule sorting is important, because it determines the order in which SmartSwitch checks jobs against the rules. For more information, see Rule sorting.

  2. Checks a job against the rules in the rules table in descending order, and determines whether to switch the job to 

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    For more information, see Rule checking.

For more information about switching, see  How the switch occurs.

For more information about how SmartSwitch works, see the following topics:

 

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