AppWorx Workload Automation vs Fortra's JAMS comparison

AppWorx Workload Automation automates your Ellucian’s Banner or Fiserv DNA processing. This innovative, best-in-class task scheduling solution accelerates your processing, provides visibility and control over business processes, and mitigates risk in both environments.

AppWorx Workload Automation Can:

• Automate banner processes without writing scripts
• Automate testing
• Document process flows and procedures
• Maintain a history and audit trail of production runs
• Automate migration from development to test to production environments
• Reduce training
• Eliminate human errors associated with manual tasks

Benefits of AppWorx Workload Automation For Your Ellucian’s Banner

• Automate recurring business processes, such as administration and record-keeping, while complying with state and federal reporting requirements.
• Batch jobs are processed accurately.
• If there are any inconsistencies or job failures, Automic for Banner immediately sends email notifications to the appropriate personnel.
• Significantly improve your return on investment.
• Automating batch processing and report generation.
• Eliminating server overload by using a combination of features (AppWorx provides queues to control the number of jobs that can be submitted to a server at any given time, can spot duplicate runs of the same reports, and can delay impromptu reports submitted by individuals until all regularly scheduled reports are processed, etc.).
• Eliminates the need for developers to write shell, PERL, or batch scripts to automate scheduling.
• Automatically keeps a history of every job run, the parameters that were used, and the output generated at each step. These records are readily available for viewing online and can be printed for reference.
• Export and import utilities make migration an error-free, repeatable process. Database logins, printers, and libraries can be mapped when you are moving process flows to a new environment. Mapping eliminates potentially erroneous code changes.

Benefits of AppWorx Workload Automation For Your Fiserv DNA Processing

• Run DNA jobs directly, eliminating the need to copy and release queues for each batch cycle.
• Automatically run DNA jobs at the optimum time using sophisticated scheduling.
• Run multiple DNA jobs at the same time in parallel from one batch station.
• Eliminate potential data entry errors by automatically retrieving parameters from your enterprise databases.
• Automatically check the results from one step to ensure data integrity before continuing to the next step.
• Alert production analysts to problems the instant they occur.
• Coordinate processing steps across all software applications.
• Automatically distribute output files to vendors.
• Perform all operations from one GUI client.

Reviews from Real Users

“The most valuable feature for me is the scheduling,” says an enterprise application architect at a retailer who has been using the solution for close to 10 years.

A manager at a tech services company adds that “The interface is good. The compliance-related features are very good.”

Fortra's JAMS is a powerful tool for workflow automation, batch job scheduling, file transfer, and centralizing tasks, enabling streamlined job management and monitoring from a single console across multiple servers and systems.

Widely used for scheduling SSIS jobs, SQL Server stored procedures, Python scripts, and FTP jobs, Fortra's JAMS offers comprehensive solutions for data manipulation, reporting, backup tasks, and job coordination. Organizations automate file movements, database maintenance, and nightly processes, providing a centralized platform for job management and monitoring across servers and environments.

• Planning Capabilities: Efficiently plan and coordinate job schedules.
• Job Dependency Management: Manage dependencies between jobs to ensure proper execution order.
• Batch Scheduling: Automate and schedule batch jobs seamlessly.
• Single Pane of Glass: Centralized console for tracking all automation tasks.
• Interactive Agents: Deploy agents for interactive job management.
• Natural Language Scheduling: Create schedules using natural language commands.
• Custom Execution Methods: Implement custom methods for job execution.
• PowerShell Integration: Integrate with PowerShell for enhanced scripting capabilities.
• Exception Handling: Robust handling of job exceptions to minimize disruptions.
• Monitoring and Historical Views: Comprehensive monitoring and historical job views for better oversight.
• Extensibility: Extend the platform to meet specific needs.
• File Watching: Monitor files and trigger jobs based on changes.
• Complex Scheduling: Handle intricate scheduling requirements for diverse scenarios.

• Centralized Control: Manage all jobs from a single console.
• Efficiency: Increase efficiency by automating repetitive tasks.
• Scalability: Easily scale job management across multiple servers.
• Reduced Errors: Minimize human errors through automation.
• Improved Monitoring: Benefit from robust monitoring and alerting options.
• Customizability: Tailor workflows and schedules to specific needs.
• Integration: Seamlessly integrate with a wide range of applications and systems.
• Time Savings: Save time with efficient job scheduling and execution.

In industries like finance, healthcare, and manufacturing, Fortra's JAMS enables seamless automation of critical tasks, ensuring data integrity, compliance, and operational efficiency. Whether it's automating nightly batch processing for financial transactions, managing data flows in healthcare, or coordinating manufacturing processes, Fortra's JAMS provides a robust solution to enhance productivity and reliability.