Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/VSE Basics

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In case of a failure or an unusual situation, the operator communicates with

system programmers, who assist the operator in determining the proper course

of action, and with the production control analyst, who works with the operator to

make sure that production workloads are completing properly.

1.9.5 Who is the production control analyst?

The production control analyst is responsible for making sure that batch

workloads run to completion without error or delay. Some mainframe installations

run interactive workloads for online users, followed by batch updates that run

after the prime shift when ...