Defining a schedule for a simple job
Use this page to create a simple job schedule that executes a specified macro.
- Select Configuration > Cycle > Job Scheduler. The Job Scheduler screen is displayed.
- Click New and select Simple Job.
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Specify this information on the Job
Details tab:
- Name
- The name of a job.Note: You cannot modify the name after the job is created.
- Display Name
- The display name of the scheduled job.
- Enabled
- Indicates if the job is enabled and can be scheduled to run the process.
- Macro Type
- The type of macro to be executed when a job is
initiated. Possible values:
- Scenario
- Cycle Period
- System
- Planning Engine
- Macro
- The macro to be executed. Note: The macros are displayed based on the Macro Type field.
- Run As
- The name of the user who executes the macro.
Note:
- The default value is the current user.
- The selected user must have the required permissions and data security access to the macro.
- Cycle
- The cycle for which the macro to execute.
- This is a required field when the Macro Type is set to Scenario, or Cycle Period.
- This is an optional field when the Macro Type is set to System.
- This field is disabled when the Macro Type is set to Planning Engine.
- Production Scheduling Model
- The production scheduling model for which the macro to be
executed. Note:
- This is an optional field when the Macro Type is set to System.
- This field is disabled when the Macro Type is set to Scenario, Cycle Period, or Planning Engine.
- Planning Engine
- The planning engine for which the macro to be executed. Note:
- This is a required field when the Macro Type is set to Planning Engine.
- This is an optional field when the Macro Type is set to System.
- This field is disabled when the Macro Type is set to Scenario, or Cycle Period.
- Module
- The module in which the job is scheduled to
execute the macro. Note:
- This is a required field when the Macro Type is set to Scenario.
- This field is disabled when the Macro Type is set to System, Cycle Period, or Planning Engine.
- Scenario
- The scenario for which the job is scheduled.Note:
- This is a required field when the Macro Type is set to Scenario.
- This field is disabled when the Macro Type is set to System, Cycle Period, or Planning Engine.
- You can view the list of scenarios only if you specify the values for the Cycle and Module fields.
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Specify this information in the Schedule Expression tab:
- Frequency
- The frequency of the scheduled expression. Possible options:
- Minutes: A job is scheduled to run in minutes.
- Hourly: A job is scheduled to run in hours.
- Daily: A job is scheduled to run every day or weekdays. The start time of a job defines in a 24-hour format.
- Weekly: A job is scheduled to run on the selected days at a specified start time.
- Monthly: A job is scheduled to run on a nominated day in a specified month at a specified start time.
- Yearly: A job is scheduled to run on a nominated month in a specified year at a specified start time.
Note: The options are displayed based on the Frequency type. - Schedule Expression
- The CRON syntax for the scheduled job. See, Syntax for the schedule expression for more details.Note: The value is updated automatically when you click the Save or Generate Schedule option.
- Next Run Time (UTC)
- The date and time of the next scheduled job. The next run time
starts from midnight of the selected Start date at the selected Start time.
Note: This value is populated when you select the frequency type and click the Save or Generate Schedule option.
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Click Save.
Note: You can use this page to:
- Create a duplicate of the existing schedule job and modify the parameters as required using the Duplicate option.
- Delete the existing schedule jobs using the Delete option.
- Modify an existing job using the Edit option.
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