You can use the Dynamic Workload Console to read Crontab files or Windows Task Scheduler jobs and convert them into IBM Workload Scheduler objects. The jobs are added to your workload with the same specifications as the original jobs. The job streams reflect the time definition of the Cron or Windows Task Scheduler commands. You can then modify, schedule, and monitor them together with all your other objects. Think of the advantages of controlling jobs from one central place and the possibility of scheduling jobs according to complex schedules.

Business scenario

Paul has several Cron jobs defined on his servers and would like to move them into his Workload Scheduler environment so that he can take advantage of complex scheduling scenarios. IBM Workload Scheduler gives him a higher degree of flexibility with the possibility of scheduling jobs according to complex schedules and also simplifies his daily business tasks, reducing the risks and time involved in maintaining multiple systems. Using IBM Workload Scheduler he reduces the time needed to monitor the systems. If the delivering process stops, he can find out the cause and apply the solution. All this by using a single user interface!