Workload

Automation Off The Floor Sessions

CA Workload Automation DE Edition

Tips and Tricks

Simon Pearson @peasi02

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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
Simon
leverage the scheduling and reporting features in CA Workload Automation DE
Pearson
CA Technologies
Senior Engineering
Services Architect

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Agenda

1 USEFUL DESKTOP CLIENT CUSTOMIZATIONS

2 USING THE MONITORING VIEW SEARCH FEATURE

3 USEFUL REPORTING TIPS

4 DE SERVER LOG MAINTENANCE

5 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

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 Desktop Client Customizations
The Preferences Dialog allows you to set default properties for a
majority of Workload Objects in DE:
Save Time
Events
Consistency
Applications
Help Standardization Efforts
Notifications
Get rid of objects you dont
Workload Objects
use

Create defaults for re-use

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

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 Setting Default Notification Preferences

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 Removing Unused Workload Objects

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 Arranging Workload Objects

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 Setting Job Defaults for Workload Objects

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 Setting Job Defaults for Workload Objects

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 Exporting Desktop Client Preferences

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 Exporting Desktop Client Preferences

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 Demonstration

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 Using the Monitoring View Search Function

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 Monitoring View Search Function

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

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 Demonstration

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 Useful Reporting Tips

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 Useful Reporting Tips
Use the canned reports as templates for your custom reports!

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 Using canned reports as templates for your custom
reports

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 Using canned reports as templates for your custom
reports

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

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 Demonstration

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 Useful Reporting Tips
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/
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 DE Server Log Maintenance

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 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

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 Demonstration

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 Useful Documentation

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CA Workload Automation DE docops

https://docops.ca.com/ca-wla-
de/12-0/en

Check for the latest platform

certifications

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

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

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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

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

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 Questions

For more info:

docops.ca.com/wlade
communities.ca.com
support.ca.com
ca.com/wla/de
validate.ca.com
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 Questions?

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Simon Pearson
Sr. Engineering Services Architect
Simon Pearson@ca.com

@cainc
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