We recently surveyed our Robot Schedule technical support group for “ah ha!” moments that they’ve helped customers realize over the past few years. These tips from our tech gurus have helped customers automate jobs that needed to check a data area before running, track non-Robot jobs for reporting purposes, and check the status of a file before running a job.

The operations team was excited to share how Robot job scheduling and monitoring software has helped them manage their processing needs across platforms from their IBM i.

When it comes to cleaning up these old Robot Schedule jobs, the best way is to use a SQL statement that you can run from STRSQL. This article will show you how.

A powerful feature of Robot Schedule file monitoring is the ability to capture the file name and path information, and use it in a file transfer, copy or delete operation, or combination of commands.

Let’s say you have a bank transmission or FTP process that occurs randomly throughout the day. How do you monitor that activity? OPAL? CLP scripts? Not anymore!

Automated job scheduling means your batch jobs run smoothly and your stress level goes down, but that’s only half the battle if you’re using labor-intensive, interactive applications that require you to fill out screens to submit a job.

IBM i is one of the most secure systems in the world. Don’t take that security for granted by leaving Robot Schedule vulnerable when it could be easily remediated.

Wondering about best practices for automating your IBM i processes with Robot systems management solutions? Take a look at this list and get off to a good start.

Automate 7 Task Builder now supports multiple tasks within one Task Builder instance. While this has the obvious benefit of increasing the ease of use of editing and creating multiple tasks in one place we've taken it a step further and implemented a feature that many have asked for:

In this article we will take a look at the importance of backing up Automate data in order to prevent data loss. We will also learn how to go about backing up remote Automate installations, performing automated backups and achieving data recovery in case data loss occurs despite the best of our efforts and precautions.

Making sure data can be processed and delivered properly is a critical part of many organizations. And with the different types of applications and platforms we work with, it’s essential that we deliver data in a compatible format in the most efficient way.

Cloud computing, cloud storage, cloud database…we all have heard about the “cloud.” Cloud computing has gained tremendous visibility in recent years. According to research firm, Gartner, “By 2012, 80% of Fortune 1000 enterprises will be using some cloud computing services, 20% of business will own no IT assets.” In addition, small businesses are attracted to the small startup costs and lower TCO...

Just like the desktop version of SMC, the Web SMC is a web-based interface for centralized management and administration, and allows you to graphically manage all elements of the Automate BPA Server including workflows, the Repository, users and agents. You can also access reports and calendars as well as configuring system settings and options.