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Training for UC4 Administrators

Content:

• UC4 Basics
  • Architecture and Structuring of the UC4 Operations Manager System
  • Requirements for installation
  • Installation checklist
  • Important information on installation
  • Preparation of database
  • Installation of Utilities, Server, Dialog Client (GUI), Executor, Service Manager and Service Manager Dialog
• Client & User Management
  • Creation of clients, users, usergroups, login objects and time zone objects
  • Security aspects
  • Fine tuning of the system with system variabls
  • System overview
  • Transport system (Transport, Export and Import)
  • Setting up the UC4 database reorganisation as a batch job

Audience: This training is designed for personnel who will be administering UC4 Operations Manager and have a firm understanding of the UC4 Operations Manager basic principles

Duration: 2 days; Cost: US$1900 per Person

Three-day Advanced Training (Unix)

Content: Lesson 1: Course Overview
Introduction to the Advanced Course
Replace Existing Scripts
Getting a Support Login
Using the Online Help
Tables Used in the Course Lesson 2: How a Job Runs
Introduction to How a Job Runs
Request to Master Script 
Program Type 
Program Type II 
BODY II 
Master II 
Review Questions  Lesson 3: Using Program Types Scripts to Run Custom Applications
Introduction to Running Custom Applications
Creating Program Types
The Main Functions of Program Type Scripts
Program Execution
Exercise 3A: Creating a Simple Program Type
Parameter Passing
Exercise 3B: Passing Parameters
Replacing Database Logins in Scripts
Replacing Host and FTP Account Logins in Scripts
Exercise 3C: Using an Applications Manager Database Login
Review Questions  Lesson 4: Registering Output in Applications Manager
Introduction to Registering Output in Applications Manager
Registering Output in Applications Manager
Exercise 4A: Registering Output
Registering Output Files in More than One Directory
Exercise 4B: Registering Output Files in More than one Directory
Error Trapping
Exercise 4C: Trapping Errors
Using a SYSOUT Script to Alter File Names
Review Questions Lesson 5: Run-Time Extension Scripts
Introduction to Run-Time Extension Scripts
Four Types of Run-Time Extension Scripts
Exercise 5A: Predicting the Order of Execution
Exercise 5B: Setting the Environment with a PREFIX Script
Exercise 5C: Using the rpf_option Variable
Review Questions Lesson 6: Output Device Management
Introduction to Output Device Management
Defining an Output Device
Defining Output Groups
Defining Distribution Lists
The Role of Output Interfaces in Applications Manager
Adding Output Options to Interface Definitions
LP Output Interface: A Review
Review Questions Lesson 7: AWRUN and the Command Line Interface  
Introduction to awrun and the Command Line Interface
Running Programs with AWRUN
Exercise 7A: Running a Module with AWRUN
Using the Command Line Interface
Review Questions Lesson 8: Exporting and Importing Applications Manager Objects  
Introduction to Exporting and Importing
Creating an Export File
Creating an Import Map
Exercise 8A: Performing an Export and Import
Review Questions Lesson 9: Troubleshooting with Log Files and Debug
Introduction to Log Files and the Debug Utility  
Standard Out Log File
Running Debug on Modules and Programs
Reviewing Logs for the Applications Manager Backend Processes
Debug Masks for Applications Manager Processes  
Review Questions Lesson 10: Executing a Production Cycle  
Introduction to Executing a Production Cycle
Exercise 10A: Creating the DATA_PURGE Module and CLASS_CHAIN
FTP Module  
Exercise 10B: Adding the FTP Module to the Chain LOADER Module  
Exercise 10C: Adding the LOADER Module to the Chain
Exercise 10D: Adding the Cleanse Data Module to the Chain
Exercise 10E: Adding the Data Report Module to the Chain
Exercise 10F: Adding the GL Import Module to the Chain
Exercise 10G: Adding the GLPOST Module to the Chain
Review Questions

Duration: 3 days; Price: US$1900 per Person

Basic Training for Applications Manager

Content:

• Lesson 1: Introduction to Applications Manager
  • Lesson Introduction
  • Introduction to Applications Manager
  • Applications Manager Is Object-Oriented
  • Applications Manager Architecture
  • Using the Applications Manager Desktop
  • Introduction to the Explorer Window
  • Adding, Editing, and Deleting Applications Manager Objects
  • Viewing Reports
  • Editing Desktop Settings
  • Exercise: Modifying Your User Settings
  • Lesson Summary
• Lesson 2: Requesting Modules and Chains
  • Lesson Introduction
  • Introduction to Requesting Modules and Chains
  • Requesting Modules and Chains
  • Submitting Modules and Chains
  • Viewing Output
  • Exercise: Running a Module from the Requests Window
  • Lesson Summary
• Lesson 3: Monitoring and Managing Agents and Queues
  • Lesson Introduction
  • Introduction to Monitoring and Managing Agents and Queues
  • Managing Agents
  • Exercise: Idling and Resuming an Agent
  • Managing Queues
  • Defining Thread Schedules
  • Exercise: Creating a Thread Schedule
  • Exercise: Creating a Queue and Running a Job Through It
  • Lesson Summary
• Lesson 4: Viewing Forecasts and Production Schedules
  • Lesson Introduction
  • Generating and Viewing a Forecast
  • Generating a Production Schedule
  • Viewing a Schedule Report
  • Lesson Summary
• Lesson 5: Monitoring and Managing Jobs
  • Lesson Introduction
  • Viewing and Editing Job Details
  • Taking Actions on Jobs in the Backlog
  • Exercise: Taking a Job Off Hold, Deleting a Job, and Changing Job Options
  • Removing Jobs as Predecessors in History
  • Querying for Jobs in History
  • Staging Jobs in the Backlog
  • Exercise: Staging a Chain
  • Troubleshooting Failed Jobs
  • Lesson Summary
• Lesson 6: Graphical Analysis Package
  • Lesson Introduction
  • Introduction to the Graphical Analysis Package
  • Monitoring System Performance with the Dashboard
  • Monitoring and Managing Jobs with the Gantt View
  • Reading the Gantt View
  • Setting the Gantt View Preferences
  • Viewing a Graphical Forecast
  • Viewing an Historical Gantt Chart
  • Viewing History Reports
  • Lesson Summary
• Lesson 7: Creating Modules
  • Lesson Introduction
  • Introduction to Creating Modules
  • Defining Modules
  • Specifying Output Options for Modules
  • Specifying Logins for Modules
  • Exercise: Creating a Module
  • Adding Prompts to Modules
  • Exercise: Creating a Module with a Prompt
  • Adding a List of Values Prompt
  • Exercise: Add an LOV Prompt to a Module
  • Adding Notes
  • Exercise: Adding Notes to a Module
  • Scanning Output (v6.1 and Above)
  • Exercise: Scanning Output (v6.1 and Above)
  • Sending Notifications (v6.1 and Above)
  • Exercise: Sending a Notification (v6.1 and Above)
  • Defining Environment Variables (v6.1 and Above)
  • Lesson Summary
• Lesson 8: Creating Chains
  • Lesson Introduction
  • Introduction to Creating Chains
  • Exercise: Creating a Sequential Chain
  • Setting Execution Options
  • Adding Components to a Chain
  • Moving and Deleting Components in a Chain
  • Navigating Chains and Finding Components
  • Setting Component Options: General
  • Setting Component Options: Output and Prompts
  • Exercise: Creating a Chain with Parallel Components
  • Creating Component Groups
  • Exercise: Creating Component Groups
  • Lesson Summary
• Lesson 9: Adding Dependencies with Predecessors
  • Lesson Introduction
  • Introduction to Predecessors
  • Predecessor Types
  • Adding Predecessor Links with the Predecessor Definer
  • Exercise: Adding Predecessors with the Predecessor Definer
  • Adding and Editing External Predecessor Links
  • Exercise: Adding External Predecessors
  • Testing Internal Predecessors Links with a Chain Simulation (Requires GAP)
  • Exercise: Creating a Branching Chain
  • Lesson Summary
• Lesson 10: Scheduling Modules and Chains
  • Lesson Introduction
  • Introduction to Scheduling Modules and Chains
  • Scheduling Basics
  • Fiscal Calendar Schedules (optional)
  • Special Scheduling Features
  • Exercise: Creating Schedules
  • Lesson Summary
• Lesson 11: Defining Substitution Variables
  • Lesson Introduction
  • Introduction to Substitution Variables
  • Creating Substitution Variables
  • Exercise: Using Substitution Variables in Prompts
  • Passing Values Through a Chain with Prompts
  • Exercise: Passing Values through a Chain
  • Lesson Summary
• Lesson 12: Working with Conditions
  • Lesson Introduction
  • Introduction to Conditions
  • How Applications Manager Processes Conditions
  • Adding, Editing, and Deleting Conditions
  • Condition Types
  •  Condition Actions
  • Exercise: Checking the Time Since a Request
  • Exercise: Killing a Component that is Taking too Long to Execute
  • Exercise: Checking the Number of Records in a Database Table
  • Exercise: Creating a Menu Using Prompts
  • Exercise: Checking for a File
  • Exercise: Spanning Midnight
  • Lesson Summary

Duration: 3 days; Price: US$1900 per Person

Basic Training for UC4 Operations Manager

Content:

• UC4 Operations Manager system concept and structure
• Functioning
• Handling the UserInterface
• Creating objects:
  • Jobs
  • Filters
  • FileTransfers
  • ProcessFlows
  • Calendars
  • Schedules
  • Alerts
  • Text modules
  • Groups
  • Events
  • HostGroups
  • Variables
  • Scripts
• Restart handling
• Timer control
• Alerts
• Basic introduction to UC4�??s scripting language

Duration: 3 days; Price: US$1900 per Person

Basic Training for Users Working with UC4 Script

Content:

• Basics of the UC4 Script Language, JCL combinations, usage of online help
• Introduction to the UC4 Script elements: setting Script variables, differences between string and number, user dialog, Date and Time, string combinations
• Saving Script variables, read out of Variable objects, processing loops, condition-dependant generation, stop generation
• Read out and setting of attributes, start objects using UC4 Script, "Buffer" variable, read out of Object information, ending of active objects
• Emails and Messages
• CallOperator Dynamic message text
• Global Script variable
• Working with String, using text modules (Include)
• Create and delete Objects using UC4 Script, attribute "generate at runtime" debugging using "Execute�?�"
• Pre-/Post Process of a Job, transfer of variables content from Process to Post Process, retroactive modification of Job status or Return code
• PREP_PROCESS Functions: Evaluation of reports, data content and Variable objects
• PREP_PROCESS Functions: Evaluation of reports, data content and Variable objects
• PREP_PROCESS as predefined Job
• Check file system, preparation of error messages  

The course uses lecture, demonstration, and hands-on exercises to build participant skills.

Requirements: Scripting knowledge is not required. We recommend attending the training "UC4 Basics for Operations Manager".

Duration: 2 days; Price: US$1900 per Person

Training for UC4 Administrators (MS-Windows®)

Content:

• UC4 Operations Manager system concept, structure and functioning
• Authentication methods between Server and Agents
• Possible DB partitioning with ILM
• Installing the following UC4 components under Microsoft Windows (UC4 Installation):
• Server
• UserInterface
• Agents
• Utilities
• ServiceManager
• UC4 Administration
• Agent/Client Assignment
• Authentication of Agents
• Creating clients, Users, UserGroups, TimeZones
• System variables
• Several client settings
• Assigning an Agent to a role
• Resource concept for Jobs and FileTransfers
• Client-specific templates
• Client-spanning objects
• UC4 Utilities
  • DB reorganization
  • Creating DB queries
  • Copying complete clients
  • Loading Transport Cases

Requirements: Solid knowledge of MS-Windows®, participation in "UC4 Basics for Operations Manager" is an advantage, DB knowledge (MSSQL, ORACLE) is also an advantage.

Duration: 4 days; Price: 2200 EUR per Person

Training for UC4 Administrators (MS-Windows®)

Content:

• UC4 Operations Manager system concept, structure and functioning
• Authentication methods between Server and Agents
• Possible DB partitioning with ILM
• Installing the following UC4 components under Microsoft Windows (UC4 Installation):
• Server
• UserInterface
• Agents
• Utilities
• ServiceManager
• UC4 Administration
• Agent/Client Assignment
• Authentication of Agents
• Creating clients, Users, UserGroups, TimeZones
• System variables
• Several client settings
• Assigning an Agent to a role
• Resource concept for Jobs and FileTransfers
• Client-specific templates
• Client-spanning objects
• UC4 Utilities
  • DB reorganization
  • Creating DB queries
  • Copying complete clients
  • Loading Transport Cases

Requirements: Solid knowledge of MS-Windows®, participation in "UC4 Basics for Operations Manager" is an advantage, DB knowledge (MSSQL, ORACLE) is also an advantage.

Duration: 4 days; Price: 2200 EUR per Person

Training for UC4 Administrators (UNIX)

Content:

• UC4 Operations Manager system concept, structure and functioning
• Authentication methods between Server and Agents
• Possible DB partitioning with ILM
• Installing the following UC4 components under Linux (UC4 Installation):
  • Server
  • UserInterface
  • Agents
  • Utilities
  • ServiceManager
• UC4 Administration
  • Agent/Client Assignment
  • Authentication of Agents
  • Creating clients, Users, UserGroups, TimeZones
  • System variables
  • Various client settings
  • Assigning an Agent to a role
  • Resource concept for Jobs and FileTransfers
  • Client-specific templates
  • Client-spanning objects
• UC4 Utilities
  • DB reorganization
  • Creating DB queries
  • Copying complete clients
  • Loading Transport Cases

Requirements: Solid or profound knowledge of UNIX (Linux), participation in "UC4 Basics for Operations Manager" is an advantage, DB knowledge (ORACLE) is also an advantage.

Duration: 4 days; Price: 2200 EUR per Person

Certification for UC4 Administration (Exam)

Duration: 1 day; Price: 250 EUR per Person

Refresher-Workshop for UC4 Administration

Duration: 2 days; Price: 1100 EUR per Person

Certification for UC4 Administration (Exam)

Duration: 1 day; Price: 250 EUR per Person

Refresher-Workshop for UC4 Administration

Duration: 2 days; Price: 1100 EUR per Person

Basic Training for UC4 Users of DP Organizations, Process Engineering and EDP Centers

Content:

• UC4 Operations Manager system concept and structure
• Functioning
• Handling the UserInterface
• Creating objects:
  • Jobs
  • Filters
  • FileTransfers
  • ProcessFlows
  • Calendars
  • Schedules
  • Alerts
  • Text modules
  • Groups
  • Events
  • HostGroups
  • Variables
  • Scripts
• Restart handling
• Timer control
• Alerts
• Basic introduction to UC4's scripting language

Requirements: PC usage.

Duration: 4 days; Price: 2200 EUR per Person

Advanced-level training/workshop for "UC4 Basics for Operations Manager" for Users of DP Organizations, Process Engineering and EDP Centers  

Content:

• Extended object parameters of:
  • Jobs
  • Filters
  • FileTransfers
  • ProcessFlows
  • Schedules
  • Groups
  • Events
  • HostGroups
  • Variables
• Additional objects:
  • SYNC
  • Login
• Adjusting templates
• Global objects
• Examples for Script usage (workshop)

Requirements: Participation in "UC4 Basics for Operations Manager".

Duration: 3 days; Price: 1650 EUR per Person

Basic Training for UC4 Users of DP Organizations, Process Engineering and EDP Centers

Content:

• UC4 Operations Manager system concept and structure
• Functioning
• Handling the UserInterface
• Creating objects:
  • Jobs
  • Filters
  • FileTransfers
  • ProcessFlows
  • Calendars
  • Schedules
  • Alerts
  • Text modules
  • Groups
  • Events
  • HostGroups
  • Variables
  • Scripts
• Restart handling
• Timer control
• Alerts
• Basic introduction to UC4's scripting language

Requirements: PC usage.

Duration: 4 days; Price: 2200 EUR per Person

Update Training for Users of UC4 Operations Manager Version 5.0

Content 5.0>6.0:

• HostGroups 
• SQL Executor 
• Object variables 
• Recurrent execution of tasks 
• New script elements 
• Setting comments 
• Resource concept for Jobs and FileTransfers

• New look and feel
• Modifying active ProcessFlows 
• Extended Notification object
• Event type "Database Event"
• Extended email connection
• Searching reports and files using Filter objects
• Post Process for FileTransfers
• Script editor

Requirements: Knowledge of UC4 Operations Manager versions 5.0 or 6.0.

Duration: 1 + 1 days; Price: 1100 EUR per Person (550 EUR + 550 EUR). Please note: On the second day, users of version 6.0 may participate in the training explaining the improvements of version 8.0. Training duration is then 1 day instead of 2 days (550 EUR). Please inform us when you register for this training.

Certification for UC4 Basics (Exam)

Duration: 1 day; Price: 250 EUR per Person

Certification for UC4 Basics (Exam)

Duration: 1 day; Price: 250 EUR per Person

Refresher-Workshop for UC4 Basics

Duration: 2 days; Price: 1100 EUR per Person

Training for UC4 Administrators and Technical Support Staff 

Content:

• UC4 System in detail, startup procedure of UC4 processes, tracing and Analysis of traces of
  • Database
  • Server
  • DialogClient
  • Executor
  • RFC
• Miscellaneous
• Best practices for measuring DB performance
• Analyze DB with DB performance tools
• Database-tuning options
• Description of Database tables and information store

Requirements: Very good knowledge of UC4 Operations Manager, good knowledge of MS Windows®/UNIX, very good database knowledge.

Duration: 3 days; Price: 1650 EUR per Person

Training for UC4 Users Implementing Job Scheduling for SAP Systems and Applications

Content:

• UC4 Script Language SAP/JCL
• Execution of SAP R/3 reports and jobs
• Trigger and control batch input sessions
• Modifying variants
• Reading the SAP R/3 monitor
• Working with Call-interface

Requirements: a sound understanding of UC4's basic functionality (e.g. "UC4 Basics" training) is required, knowlegde of SAP.

Duration: 3 days; Price: 1650 EUR per Person

Basic Training for Users of DP Organizations, Process Engineering and EDP Centers Working with UC4 Script

Content:

• Basic knowledge of UC4's scripting language
• Preparation of complex scripting examples in the workshop part

Requirements: Scripting knowledge is not required. We recommend attending the training "UC4 Basics for Operations Manager".

Duration: 5 days; Price: 2500 EUR per Person

Advanced-level workshop for "UC4 Script for Operations Manager" for Users of DP Organizations, Process Engineering and EDP Centers

Content:

• Practical examples
• Preparation of complex scripting examples
• Participants are invited to bring along own problems which will be solved with the support of the trainer.

Requirements: Participation in training "UC4 Script" or equal level of knowledge.

Duration: 3 days; Price: 1650 EUR per person

Basic Training for Users of DP Organizations, Process Engineering and EDP Centers Working with UC4 Script

Content:

• Basic knowledge of UC4's scripting language
• Preparation of complex scripting examples in the workshop part

Requirements: Scripting knowledge is not required. We recommend attending the training "UC4 Basics for Operations Manager".

Duration: 5 days; Price: 2500 EUR per Person