Robot/REPLAY

Team with Robot/SCHEDULE to Automate the Unautomatable
Everyone likes Robot/SCHEDULE, the job scheduling software that automates the actions of a computer operator, because it makes their systems run more smoothly, with fewer operational crises. But, how do you automate interactive applications that require someone to fill in screens before submitting a batch job? Robot/REPLAY, the plug-in for Robot/SCHEDULE job scheduling software, automates the interactive processes you use to submit a job by “learning” the screens and information you enter to create a Replay object. When Robot/SCHEDULE job scheduling software executes the object—Robot/REPLAY runs your interactive application.

• Automate interactive applications that contain dynamic values, such as a date range, that normally must be entered manually.
• Automate file transport (FTP) processes across your enterprise
• Record, manage, track, and secure your interactive processes
• Enjoy a simple, easy-to-use interface
• Use reports and a powerful visual log to find critical information fast

Track Your Interactive Processes
Robot/REPLAY offers powerful job, printing, and report options—critical items for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) auditors. You can see detailed job information; copy, maintain, and rename Replay objects; print object images; and display object job logs. You can report on the setup, contents, and use of your Replay objects, and your Robot/REPLAY security setup, and schedule your Robot/REPLAY report printing in Robot/SCHEDULE.

Automate File Transport Processes Across Your Enterprise
Robot/REPLAY supports TCP/IP and FTP, so you can “teach” it to send a file to another System i server, a UNIX workstation, a PC, or a Web site, automatically.

Avoid Device Conflicts and Troubleshoot Problems Quickly
You can specify the device the object uses so Replay objects run without device conflicts.

Secure Your Interactive Processes
Robot/REPLAY offers a role-based security system for controlling access to your Replay objects and data. You specify who can access menus, commands, functions, and objects. You can even control access to Replay objects by System i users with *ALLOBJ authority to protect sensitive data in your interactive procedures.

Maintain Your Replay Setup And Objects
If you need to update Replay objects, other options let you quickly see where you use reserved command variables, to help you estimate the impact of your changes.

Enjoy An Easy-To-Use Interface
Robot/REPLAY’s menus make setting up and using Robot/REPLAY easy. You can select options to create and maintain Replay objects; enroll users in Robot/REPLAY; set up Robot/REPLAY security; maintain reserved command variables; and print reports.

Create Useful Reports
Robot/REPLAY reports help you track and maintain Replay objects, object images, object history, product and security setup, and reserved command variable usage.

Find Answers Fast
If you want to know what a Replay object does or which jobs it submits, Robot/REPLAY creates a visual log that captures the details of an object’s execution. Use the log to “walk through” a recorded interactive process to see exactly what happened. Robot/REPLAY even lets you “drill down” to review job relationships.

Robot/SCHEDULE job scheduling software and Robot/REPLAY work with interactive and batch jobs to create automated interactive procedures that can run on different systems, on time, and in the correct order. You can add other Robot Automated Operations Solution products to maximize the automation of your interactive applications.

• Use Robot/NETWORK, the network management software, with Robot/REPLAY and Robot/SCHEDULE job scheduling software to manage interactive and batch jobs across partitions or servers from a central location.
• Use Robot/ALERT, the event notification software, with Robot/REPLAY and Robot/SCHEDULE job scheduling software to send a text, e-mail, or pager message to notify you, or an entire group, for fast resolution of any issue.