Pre-Con Ed: CA Workload Automation DE: Tips and Tricks

CA Workload Automation DE Edition
Tips and Tricks
Simon Pearson
CA Technologies
Senior Engineering Services Architect
Session#: MFX17E
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Abstract
In this Tech Talk, you will learn some valuable tips to help you more effectively
leverage the scheduling and reporting features in CA Workload Automation DE
Simon
Pearson
CA Technologies
Senior Engineering
Services Architect

Agenda
USEFUL DESKTOP CLIENT CUSTOMIZATIONS
USING THE MONITORING VIEW SEARCH FEATURE
USEFUL REPORTING TIPS
DE SERVER LOG MAINTENANCE
USEFUL DOCUMENTATION
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Desktop Client Customizations
The “Preferences” Dialog allows you to set default properties for a
majority of Workload Objects in DE:
§ Events
§ Applications
§ Notifications
§ Workload Objects

Desktop Client Customizations
The “Preferences” Dialog allows you to set default properties for a
majority of Workload Objects in DE:
§ Events
§ Applications
§ Notifications
§ Workload Objects
§ Save Time
§ Consistency
§ Help Standardization Efforts
§ Get rid of objects you don’t
use
§ Create defaults for re-use

Setting a Default Prefix for Events
Allows you more easily define Events that adhere to your naming
standards

Setting Default Notification Preferences

Removing Unused Workload Objects

Arranging Workload Objects

Setting Job Defaults for Workload Objects

Exporting Desktop Client Preferences

Demonstration

Using the Monitoring View Search Function

Monitoring View Search Function

Monitoring View Search Function
§ Search list is hyperlinked to easy navigation to that instance!

Demonstration

Useful Reporting Tips

§ Use the canned reports as templates for your custom reports!

Using canned reports as templates for your custom
reports

Canned reports as templates for your custom reports-
great for “Reverse Engineering”

Demonstration

§ Use the canned reports as templates for your custom reports!
§ There is a ton of external information available for BIRT:
– Desktop Client Help
– BIRT Documentation
§ http://www.eclipse.org/birt/documentation/
– BIRT Flash Demo:
§ http://demo.actuate.com/demos/EclipseDemo/EclipseDemo.html
– BIRT Getting Started
§ http://www.eclipse.org/birt/getting-started/
– BIRT Community
§ http://www.eclipse.org/birt/community/

DE Server Log Maintenance

Maintaining DE Server Logs
§ Logs Directory in the DE Server Installation will grow over time
§ The DE Server Logs Directory contains archived and current
copies of :
– Encrypted (.bin) DE Audit Logs
– DE CLI command Logs
– DE Tracelogs (Server startup/shutdown, processing, etc.)
§ These logs are not automatically purged, so you may want to
periodically purge old logs and reclaim space

Demonstration

Useful Documentation

CA Workload Automation DE docops
https://docops.ca.com/ca-wla-
de/12-0/en
Check for the latest platform
certifications

Download the CA WLA DE Bookshelf and/or check for
updates occasionally

CA Workload Automation Agents 11.3.05.00 docops – new!
https://docops.ca.com/pages/vie
wpage.action?pageId=331097540
Check for the latest platform
certifications

A great guide for information on the 11.3.4 Agents
included with the 11.3.4 incremental 2 download

Questions
For more info:
• docops.ca.com/wlade
• communities.ca.com
• support.ca.com
• ca.com/wla/de
• validate.ca.com

Questions?

Sr. Engineering Services Architect
Simon Pearson@ca.com
Simon Pearson
@cainc
Slideshare.net/CAinc
Linkedin.com/company/ca-technologies
CA.com

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