EBP User Guide – Heirloom Computing

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This article describes the available functionality in the EBP user interface. Before proceeding, please ensure you have reviewed the following prerequisite articles:

Installation & Setup:

Core Concepts:

EBP Plex - Multi-Node Support

EBP Plex, available since version 25.4.3, enables distributed batch processing across multiple nodes. This release enhances Plex with full CA-11 integration and improved node management.

For configuration and deployment details, see: EBP-Plex: Operating in a Clustered Environment

Note: Database schema updates are required for multi-node deployments.

Restart/Resubmit functionality

EBP provides comprehensive job restart and resubmit capabilities, allowing failed jobs to be restarted from specific steps or resubmitted entirely, with automatic JCL retrieval from the job input queue, For detailed information please check the artivcle EBP Restart and Resubmit functionality

Cancel/Purge functionality

EBP's job cancellation functionality enables operators to terminate running batch jobs cleanly, with proper resource cleanup and ABEND handling - detailed procedures are available at: EBP Job Cancellation Guide

Files in EBP UI

The EBP UI provides a comprehensive file management interface with advanced editing capabilities, including search/replace, clipboard operations, mainframe-style commands, and GDG allocation functionality for efficient dataset manipulation. More information is available in Files in EBP UI

Catalogs in EBP UI

The Catalogs component in EBP UI provides a comprehensive interface for managing and interacting with dataset catalogs through the DCBDDB table, enabling users to view, search, and perform catalog operations based on their permissions. Details can be found in Catalogs in EBP UI

HSORT

HSORT provides comprehensive mainframe-compatible sorting capabilities with support for complex operations including SORT, MERGE, COPY, variable-length records, multiple data formats (PD, ZD, BI), and extensive INREC/OUTREC/OUTFIL transformations. Here's an improved version of that sentence:

Fine-tuning of HSORT behavior can be achieved through the hsort.properties configuration file, which controls critical settings such as EBCDIC/ASCII collation modes, record processing limits, memory allocation, and performance optimization parameters.

Full documentation is available at HSORT Documentation

CA-7

The CA-7 Scheduled Overrides feature enables dynamic modification of job scheduling parameters and dependencies in CA-7 integrated environments, allowing operators to adjust batch processing workflows without modifying the underlying JCL.

More information about the feature is available in article CA-7 Scheduled Overrides

CA-11

CA-11 job scheduler implementation with Generation Data Group (GDG) rollback functionality during job reruns is available since version 25.4.29. The support of CA-11 is turned off by default.

More information about the feature is available in article CA-11 GDG Rollback and Job Rerun Implementation

RAC Security

RAC (Role-Based Access Control) provides comprehensive security for EBP and ETP environments through authentication, authorization, and audit capabilities, enabling fine-grained control over user access to batch jobs, datasets, and system functions. More details are available at RAC: Operating EBP and ETP in a Secure Environment

URL Pattern-Based Security enhances RAC by allowing administrators to define granular access control rules based on URL patterns, enabling precise authorization for specific EBP operations and resources through flexible pattern matching. More details are available at URL Pattern-Based Security Authorization for EBP

Operator messages

The Operator Message API and UI provide real-time communication between batch jobs and operators, enabling jobs to send messages requiring operator intervention and allowing operators to view and respond to these messages through a web interface with auto-refresh capabilities - supporting WTO/WTOR mainframe functionality in the modernized environment.