Re: Job Scheduler 5769-JS1 alternatives

["Eric Graeb" <eric_graeb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Where I am now we have never needed anything but the regular IBM job
scheduler.  I did once work at a place that used something called ROBOT from
Help Systems for more advanced scheduling but I have never known anyone to
use the advanced job scheduler.

Eric Graeb
AS/400 Administrator
King Optical Group Inc.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Mahadevan" <mahadevan@fuse.net>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Cc: "Graap, Ken" <keg@nwnatural.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: Job Scheduler 5769-JS1 alternatives


> Ken:
>
> I guess I will uninstall 5769-JS1 since WRKJOBSCDE can work without it
> as Loyd, Scott, Andy and you have mentioned.  Thanks everybody, I may
> save $2300 after all. But I am curious, what more does this thing do
> anyway for the price tag?  The blurb on the catalog is not all that
> clear.  Does everybody else use it too?
>
> Graap, Ken wrote:
>
> >A long time ago we decided we needed a job scheduler with more
functionally
> >that the base "WRKJOBSCDE" has.
> >
> >We looked at several vendor products and found that the best feature/cost
> >value for us was IBM's Advanced Job Scheduler. It has done everything we
> >have wanted it to do, and has now been implemented in OPS Nav too. I
believe
> >it is worth your time to take a look at it.
> >
> >Kenneth
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Dave Mahadevan [mailto:mahadevan@fuse.net]
> >Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 9:27 AM
> >To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> >Subject: Job Scheduler 5769-JS1 alternatives
> >
> >
> >Folks:
> >
> >Now that IBM is nickel and diming us by making the Job Scheduler
> >(WRKJOBSCDE) as a licensed program for $2,300 for P20 for V4R5, I would
> >like to know how others handled this.  Are there cheaper 3rd party
> >alternatives or did you just sigh and write a check to the blues?
> >
> >--
> >Date: 7(VII)/30(XXX)/02(MMII)
> >
> >*******************************************
> >Thank You and Regards
> >Dave Mahadevan.. mailto:mahadevan@fuse.net
> >*******************************************
> >Science Is Truth: Don't be misled by facts.
> >*******************************************
> >
> --
> Date: Tuesday, July(VII) 30th(XXX),2002(MMII)
>
> *******************************************
> Thank You and Regards
> Dave Mahadevan.. mailto:mahadevan@fuse.net
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