scope:

This International Standard is an application layer standard within the Open Systems Interconnection framework set up by ISO 7498.

It defines the concepts and services for job transfer and manipulation.

This International Standard requires that the user of JTM

- specifies the open systems where work is to be done;

- knows the local functions and facilities of the open systems where work is to be done;

- knows the control languages used to specify local work on the open systems where work is to be done.

This International Standard provides the means to

- to specify work to be done on one or more open systems.

The work done at one open system can result in new work to be done at other open systems;

- monitor the execution of work previously specified;

- modify work previously specified.

This International Standard does not address the standardisation of control languages, but is also applicable to the use of a standardised control language. This International Standard does not address the standardisation of user interfaces.