CA Scheduler loses out in software rationalisation
Rating: 7 out of 10
IncentivizedUse Cases and Deployment Scope
CA Scheduler Job Management is being decommissioned as part of software rationalisation. The workload is being migrated to Control-M as it had a bigger footprint across agencies in the Department.
Pros
- Good reporting on completed schedules and jobs including highest return code of jobs.
- ISPF interface can cope with non-standard screen sizes.
- Easy to use ISPF interface
Cons
- Monitoring interface could make better use of screen colours
Likelihood to Recommend
Job scheduling software for the IBM Mainframe is quite mature and most IBM Mainframe sites would already have one installed. It would appear to be very little reason to change from one scheduling package to another. If you were looking for a new scheduling package, CA Technologies is more likely to steer you towards their other product.
Vetted Review
15 years of experience