System and method for accessing mainframe system automation from a process automation application

摘要

A system and computer-implemented method communicatively interfaces a Process Automation (PA) application executing on a mainframe computer with a mainframe automation function executing on the mainframe computer. The PA application executes within a services layer, which runs on top of a base Operating System (OS) layer of the mainframe computer. Some automation functions execute within the base OS layer, while other automation functions within the services layer. Therefore, an interface executing within the services layer determines which of the two disparate execution environments is needed to execute a given mainframe automation function, and invokes the function within the appropriate environment.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a request from an agent executing on a mainframe computing device to perform a function on the mainframe computing device, the request including information that identifies a corresponding target program to be executed on the mainframe computing device; determining whether the target program is to be executed on the mainframe computing device synchronously or asynchronously based on an indicator received with the request; executing the target program in a first execution environment running within a services layer of the mainframe computing device if the indicator indicates that the target program is to be executed synchronously; and executing the target program in a second execution environment running within a base Operating System (OS) layer of the mainframe computing device if the indicator indicates that the target program is to be executed asynchronously, wherein the second execution environment is different than the first execution environment.