How Does an Enterprise Workload Automation Solution Work?
Fortra’s JAMS consists of 4 core features:
Scheduler
Controls the execution time and conditions of jobs.
Access Manager
Controls who has the authority to access job definitions and the schedule.
Monitor
Maintains an unalterable record of the details of every job execution.
APIs and Integrations
Provides unlimited methods of interacting with the jobs and the scheduler.
JAMS applies a strict set of controls to the batch processes that businesses must execute repeatedly, regularly, and reliably in order to succeed. JAMS is an enterprise workload automation solution and job scheduler with a comprehensive feature set that brings all the management tasks associated with scheduled jobs together under a single command center.
The Scheduler
The JAMS scheduler continuously evaluates job definitions, and, when all conditions are met, it submits those jobs to execute. Job definitions can be simple, such as “Tuesdays at 2:00 AM,” but many enterprise jobs involve multiple conditions and even multiple schedules.
JAMS Scheduler Features
Batch Processing
Running sets of jobs together to minimize business interruption.
High Availability
Mirroring all resources needed to continue to run jobs in the went of an outage.
Event-Based Job Scheduling
Executing jobs based on regular times, days, dates, etc.
Job Triggering
Executing jobs based on often irregular events, such as receipt of a file, or change of a variable.
Workload Automation (aka Runbook Automation, Workflow Automation)
Combining all job scheduling features to execute a job or series of jobs according to the exact requirements of a business.
The Access Manager
The JAMS access manager enforces security rules on the scheduler, and every job managed by the scheduler. Scheduler access controls determine who can create jobs, who can edit jobs, and who can submit jobs to the schedule. JAMS can accommodate many different roles and keep them separate so that employee and contractors can contribute to automation without needing admin privileges.
JAMS Access Management and Security Features
Job Management
A standardized library of job definitions that inherit access controls, and provide detailed version control.
Security Settings
Tools to define security roles and give granular rights to each user of workload automation.
The Monitor
The JAMS job monitor tracks the status and progress of every automated process running in an environment. It maintains all the metadata related to job executions and consolidates each job’s log into a variety of views.
JAMS Monitoring Features
Job Monitor
Real-time status of all jobs scheduled to run in the current period
Job Alerts
Notifications of significant events (e.g. job failures) related to scheduled jobs
Dashboards
Visualizations, charts, and graphs that display job information alongside related infrastructure data, and historical data
Reports
Structured reports to analyze job history, provide to regulators, or to support internal audit functions
API and Integrations
The JAMS API and native integrations provide users with non-GUI hooks and native connections into jobs and the scheduler. JAMS allows for a near infinite number of integrations between JAMS and all the other technologies used within your infrastructure.
JAMS API and Native Integrations
REST API
Endpoints for creating, updating, and removing jobs and related automation objects
.NET API
A class library to perform any action available in the GUI, plus numerous programmatic actions related to workload automation
PowerShell Module
Scheduling and automation Cmdlets for use in PS1 scripts and apps that leverage PowerShell.
Ellucian Banner
Integrate with Banner’s underlying database and application layers to maintain uniform control of Banner tools.
Informatica
JAMS fully supports Informatica Cloud and PowerCenter to enable users to shift from task scheduling to business process automation.
SAP
The JAMS SAP Extensions enable the creation of a job definition in JAMS which executes a job on an SAP server.
Oracle
Easily automate processes like Oracle EBS, external programs, and process chains.