Creating a recurring job

Define parameters for a report to process automatically on a regular schedule.

You must be in the Lawson (LID) to do this procedure.

To create a recurring job

Define the job by accessing the form of the report you want to schedule and add the job name and parameters.
Set up the recurring job definition by accessing the Recurring Job Definition Environment (on the Form Transfer window, enter recdef in the Form ID field, just as you would for HR11, BN31, and so on).
Complete the following fields.

Job Name

Enter the job name you just defined in the previous step (you can press F4 to select from a list of all job names defined under your User Name).

Queue

Leave blank and let the value default in as you press Tab to move to the next field.

Freq

Enter how often you want it to run; options are every half hour, hour, daily, weekly, monthly, and annually.

Start Date

Enter the first date the job should start running automatically according to this schedule.

Stop Date

Enter the last date the job should run automatically according to this schedule.

Run Time

Enter the time of the day the job should run in military time (for example, 200 would be 2 AM, and 1400 would be 2 PM).

Gr Tm (Grace Time)

If the job doesn't run when scheduled (maybe due to server down or other system problems), enter the number of hours you want the system to keep trying to run the job.

If Late

Enter an option if the job is unable to be run within the defined grace period. Your options are:

Hold—the application puts the automatic scheduled processing on hold until you manually process it again.

Next—the application runs the job again on the next scheduled date or time.
Display–only fields.

Next Run Date

Shows the next date the report is scheduled to run.

Last Run Date

Shows the last date the report ran.

Note: To delete a recurring job, go to the Job Name field for the job and press F9. Then, press Enter twice to save.
Press Enter twice to save.