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Day-to-Day Operations
A Live Queue Viewer, in the Browser
Connect/JES also works as a day-to-day operator console — view job queues and spool output live, and submit jobs from a library of pre-defined JCL with one click. No 3270 emulator, no client install, and every view and action is scoped to your own SAF authority, exactly as if you were signed on at a terminal.
Event-Driven Automation
Turn Mainframe JES Output into Real-Time Action
When qualifying JES output is detected, the corresponding Connect/JES task automatically triggers the associated Connect/MP action — enabling automated processing, transformation, and delivery of JES output without modifying existing batch jobs.
This architecture allows organizations to extend traditional JES processing into modern automation workflows while preserving existing investments in z/OS batch.
Turn Reports into PDF, Delivered Automatically
The JES Writer doesn’t just move output — it can convert JES reports and text files into formatted PDF documents on the way out, then deliver them by email, FTP, or straight to a network file system. Selection by JOBNAME, JOBID, CLASS, FORM, or DESTINATION means only the right reports go out, and disposition control decides whether the original spool output is kept or cleared.
Route the Output, Automatically
The output of the Connect/JES-initiated Connect/MP component can take several forms — producing a z/OS or USS file, compressed into an AES-encrypted ZIP via Connect/ZIP for secure delivery or automated on- or off-platform archiving, FTP’d or emailed, or piped into a distributed application or subsequent Connect/MP component process, all under the control of a single z/OS job.
Agentic & DevOps Access
High-Performance, AI-Ready Access Powered by Connect/Web New
Connect/JES delivers JES access without the JVM overhead of z/OSMF — purpose-built for low-latency agentic pipelines — enabling Connect/AI, orchestration platforms, and DevOps toolchains to submit jobs, monitor status, and retrieve output without bespoke integration work — writes remain gated by your own approval controls.
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Features
JES Queue Viewer
Live Queue & Spool
Job queues and spool output, as they happen
View input and held queues and read spool output in real time — the same visibility as SDSF, without a 3270 emulator.
Jobs Library
Saved JCL with variable substitution, one-click submit
Submit from a library of pre-defined JCL — with ${VAR} substitution — instead of hand-editing JCL in a spool session.
Browser-Only, No Client
Nothing to install on the operator's desktop
Runs entirely in the browser through Connect/Web's native z/OS server — no emulator, applet, or client software to deploy.
SAF-Scoped, Fully Audited
Every view and action runs under your own identity
Access and actions are gated by the signed-in user's own SAF authority — no shared service account, and every privileged action is recorded.
JES Writer
ACTION Integration
Invoke ZIP, MAIL, PDF, AI — any Connect/MP action
Can invoke any Connect/MP ACTION from JES output, including ZIP, MAIL, PDF, and AI, enabling automated pipelines triggered directly by JES spool activity.
Continuous or One-Time Processing
One-time run or persistent monitoring mode
Can be run as a one-time process or remain awake to process selected reports as they are created — continuing until stopped or z/OS is shutdown.
Flexible Selection Criteria
Select by JOBNAME, JOBID, CLASS, FORM, DESTINATION
Flexible selection criteria let you target specific JES output using JOBNAME, JOBID, CLASS, FORM, and DESTINATION — ensuring only the right reports are processed.
Disposition Control
KEEP or DELETE spool output after processing
DISPOSITION control determines whether spool output is retained (KEEP) or removed (DELETE) after processing, giving you full control over JES resource management.
Flexible Output Methods
Route to Sequential, PDS, ZFS, EMAIL, FTP, PIPE
Route processed JES output to multiple destinations: Sequential datasets, PDS, ZFS, EMAIL, FTP, or piped into file transfer and CLI commands — enabling seamless integration with any downstream system.
AI-Ready JES Connector Powered by Connect/Web
Native-Speed JES Access — No JVM Overhead
Every request reflects live JES status, gated by the calling user's SAF authority
Every request queries JES directly, in real time — nothing cached, nothing stale. Access is controlled entirely by the calling user's existing SAF authority. Delivered via Connect/Web.
Cross-Domain Investigation
Connect/AI isn't limited to the JES queue
When a job fails, Connect/AI can pivot from the JES spool to the USS files or datasets it touched, or a live 3270 session — correlating the full picture in one investigation instead of an operator pivoting between separate screens.