To schedule a job to run automatically:
Click Applications > Job Schedule Management > Scheduling Services. This displays the Scheduling Services form. From this form you can right-click on a service and perform several functions.
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Right-click on the service this task belongs to and select View Jobs. This displays the Jobs for Service form. )
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Right-click anywhere in the Jobs for Service form and select New. This displays the Edit Job form.
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Enter the appropriate information on the Settings tab.
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The Edit Job window displays the following information:
Enabled
If checked, the job runs automatically. Otherwise, the job must be run manually.
Log Errors Only
Specifies whether only errors should be logged when a job is run. If left unchecked, a new history record is created each time the job runs.
Auto-Promote with Kit Install
Specifies whether the installation of the kit should promote the version of the script being installed to be the version that runs with the job runs.
Hidden
When selected, the job is not displayed in the Jobs for Service grid. You can choose to show hidden jobs by checking the Show Hidden Jobs check box at the bottom of the Jobs for Service grid.
Name
Name of the job.
Create Date
Date and time the job was created.
Priority
(required)Priority of the job compared to other CostGuard jobs. Jobs with a higher priority take precedence in the job queue over jobs with a lower priority. Priority is not affected if a priority job is running—it continues to run. This job is added to the queue in its’ priority level. Priorities include Low, Normal and High listed in ascending order.
Status
The current job status. Job statuses include:
Running – job is currently executing
Run Now Pending—job executes as soon as it is polled
Not Running – job is not currently executing
Failed – job did not execute
The status changes depending on whether the job is running or waiting to be run.
Last Status Date
Date and time the job’s status last changed.
Start Date
Defaults to today’s date and time. The date and time the job scheduler executes. The Start Date is a date that is the same as or before the End Date.
If Start Date is checked, the automatic execution frequency is synchronized to that time/date.
If Start Date is unchecked, the job runs as soon as the service can start it and then periodically from that point.
If Start Date is unchecked, there is no defined beginning to the scheduling time window; for example, the job automatically runs as soon as enabled.
End Date
Defaults to today’s date and time. The date and time the job scheduler no longer executes the job automatically; end of the scheduling period. The Start Date is a date that is the same as or before the End Date.
If End Date is unchecked, there is no defined end to the scheduling time window; for example, the job automatically runs as long as Enabled.
Occurs Every
This combo field and drop-down menu lets you schedule the job to run periodically or at one of more specific times.
Periodic Scheduling
Select the frequency units from the drop-down menu. The choices are Seconds, Minutes, Hours or Days.
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Then enter the quantity 1, 2, 10, etc...).
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There is no limit for maximum quantity.
Scheduling for specific times
Select Specific Times from the drop-down menu. When Specific Times is selected, the scheduler disregards any entry in the Occurs every field and the View Times button at the lower left part of the dialog is enabled.
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Clicking View Times displays a form listing times you’ve scheduled the job to run (if any). The form lets you add new times and delete existing times. To add a new time, use the selector to specify the time and click Add.
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As you add times they’ll be listed on the form. If you need to delete a time from the list, right-click and choose Delete.
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Scheduled Job Workers
Used to configure scheduled jobs for multi-threading.
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To use this functionality, submit a Work Order to IDI.
Allow Workers: When unchecked, the scheduled job function as a single thread. This is the default setting.
When checked, the scheduled job is run as a "multi-threaded scheduled job." If the job is disabled, all worker threads are disabled.
Worker Count: When multi-threading is enabled, this field is used to determine how many worker threads will be used to process the job. An integer between 1 and 20 is required if Allow Workers is checked.
Days to Run Job
The days of the week, as well as holidays, the job will run. To prevent the job from running on a specific day, uncheck the corresponding check box.
If the Holidays box is unchecked, the scheduling service will check the Holiday table as set up in Data Management. If the current day’s date matches a date found in the Holiday table, the job does not run.
If it is determined the job should not run based on the day of the week or a holiday, the job will be skipped and will not record any history. If, based on the frequency, a job is scheduled to run on a particular day but that day is NOT checked in the Days to Run list, the job will NOT run.
For example: A job is scheduled once a month, on the 1st of the month. The same job has been set up to only run Monday through Friday. If the 1st of the month is a Saturday or Sunday, the job will be skipped for that month, and not run again until the following month.
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The day of the week is based on the server’s date.
Description
Description of the job.
Last Modified Details
Displays the user name and date and time of the last modification.
When you are done, click Save. The new task is added to the Jobs for Service form.
Right-click on the new task you just added and select Edit Script. The InfoScript Editor form is displayed.
Enter the desired name for this script, such as "Automatic Inventory Updates".
Paste the InfoScript that performs the automatic inventory update tasks described above into the text box provided in this form.
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The InfoScript is located in the Info Directions folder "Inventory", in a file named "InventoryAutomaticUpdatesJob.nfs".
Click Save when you are done. Your task is scheduled to automatically run at the specified time(s).