Schedule Job

Batch Jobs, File Uploads, and Reports can be scheduled and can be executed periodically using Schedule Job screen. To schedule a job, you have to set the basic schedule parameters, job frequency, and Email option.

If the job is repeatable, then set the interval. The frequency details are set to periodically execute the scheduling process. The e-mail details are captured to send job/report output to the user through Email.

Schedule Job screen also  helps you to know the current load on an application server

To schedule jobs:

1. On Others menu, click Jobs, and then click Schedule Job.

2. Enter job name and description in the respective text boxes.

3. Select Job Category as Batch Jobs, or Multi Job or My Jobs or Uploads or Other Jobs or Reports from the drop-down to schedule batch jobs, group jobs, or custom jobs, or upload files, or other jobs, or reports respectively.

4. Select Module and the job name from Module and Program drop-downs respectively.

5. Select the host server to run the job from Application Server drop-down. The values defined in Application Server screen appear in the drop-down.

6. The current load on the selected application server is displayed on the screen like number of uploads being uploaded, number of reports being generated, number of batch jobs running, number of other jobs running, and number of custom jobs running. Based on the current load, you can plan to schedule jobs, reports, or uploads.

7. Click the Set Parameters tab to set the job parameters. Enter parameter values for the corresponding job.

• If the job type is Batch job, select Batch Id from the drop-down. Select the corresponding batch attributes.

• If the job type is Report, select output files type like PDF, XLS, Rich Text or DOC.

Click Schedule Now to schedule the job.

8. Click the Dynamic link against the date type parameter to set dynamic parameters.

9. Click the Schedule tab to enter schedule date and time.

10. Enter Start Date, End Date and Start Time.

11. To set frequency of the job select Schedule Task from the drop-down. The schedule task can be set as Once, Daily, Weekly and Monthly.

• If it is Daily, enter the day on which it should start.

• If it is Weekly, enter the week(s) on which it should start. Select the days of the week by selecting the check boxes.

• If it is Monthly, enter the day on which it should start. Select the months by selecting the check boxes.

Note: If job type is Uploads, then the frequency should always be set as “One Time Only".

12. If the job is repeatable, select the Repeat check box. Enter the interval. Enter repeating interval either time wise or duration wise.

13. Click the Email tab to send job/report output through e-mail, if required.

14. Select Message Template from the drop-down.

15. Click the Add link to add user names to whom the job/report outputs should be sent. Select User Name from the drop-down and enter the e-mail address. The users, who are registered with e-mail addresses are only displayed in the User Name drop-down. The corresponding e-mail address is displayed in the Email box.

16. In the Email Required On drop down, select the value as Alltime, OnlyonFailure, or OnlyonSuccess.
    Alltime: e-mail will be sent both for success and failure
    OnlyonFailure: e-mail will be sent only when the job is not processed
    OnlyonSuccess: e-mail will be sent only when the job is successfully processed

17. In the Email Required FIles drop down, provide the content which needs to be sent through e-mail. The available values are
    OnlyOutput File: Job output file is sent through e-mail
    Only Log File: Log file is sent through e-mail
    Output file and log file: Both output file and log file are sent through e-mail

18. Repeat the process and enter multiple user names to send the job/report output to multiple recipients. Click the Add link to add FTP details.

19. Click the FTP Details tab to capture FTP details.

20. In the FTP Rule Id drop-down, select the FTP rule.

21. In the FTP Required On drop-down, select the value AllTIme or OnlyOnFailure or OnlyOnSuccess based on your requirement.

22. In the FTP Required Files drop down, provide the content which needs to be uploaded to the FTP.
    OnlyOutput File: The job output file will only of the job is sent through e-mail
    Only Log File: Log file is sent through e-mail
    Output file and log file: Both output file and log file are sent through e-mail

23. Click the Save button to schedule the job. A message stating “Job Schedule Successfully” appears in the screen. You can view the job output in Monitor Jobs screen.

Note: Allow Schedule Now profile option value must be set to "Y" to display Schedule Now button in Set Parameters tab.