HTTP Jobs

The HTTP job invokes a program over HTTP in a similar way to a web browser. For example, you can use the HTTP job to invoke a CGI script, a Perl script, or a servlet. The HTTP job sends a URL over HTTP using the GET method or a form over HTTP using the POST method. The output of the invocation is returned in the job's spool file.

Note: To run these jobs, your system requires CA WA Agent for UNIX, Linux, or Windows and CA WA Agent for Application Services.

The GET method requests data and sends the data as part of the URL. The POST method submits data and is the preferred method for sending lengthy form data.

To define an HTTP job, you require the following information:

URL of the application server
Program or servlet to invoke

Note: If your company has a firewall and you must communicate through a proxy server to access a computer outside the firewall, agent configuration is required. For more information on configuring the agent for a proxy, see the CA Workload Automation Agent for Application Services Implementation Guide.