Scheduler
Execute > Schedule Job
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Execute > Schedule Job
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Use the Schedule Job function to schedule mappings and workflows to run at specific times and intervals. Read the following for details on the Scheduled Tasks, Scheduler and Activities that you can perform on scheduled jobs.
On the left panel of the screen, explore existing scheduled jobs by job type, or click the icon to create a new Scheduled Job. See below for Job type details.
Scheduled to run only once at a specific time and date. For example, see the above one time job set to run a single mapping at 1:00 PM on 08/08/2019. For one-time jobs, you must provide the following values:
Scheduled Job Name: Enter the name of the new scheduled job or the name of an existing job.
Task Type: Select the type of task you are scheduling, Map or Workflow.
Start Date: Enter a future Date and time at which you need the job to run, or select it using the built-in calendar tool shown to the right. If entered manually, date/time must be in the format: MM/DD/YYY HH12:MI AM/PM
Task Name: Enter the name of the map or workflow to execute. This pull-down list will be limited based upon the Task Type noted above.
Reoccurring jobs that start at a specific date and time and then run at the interval noted. Fields required to enter for Interval scheduled jobs are shown to the right and described below.
Scheduled Job Name: Enter the name of the new scheduled job or the name of an existing job.
Task Type: Select the type of task you are scheduling, Map or Workflow.
Interval Type: Indicate the interval at which to run the job, for example: to run a job hourly choose Hours, daily choose Days, weekly choose Weeks, etc.
Start Date: Enter the date to run the first interval using the same date entry options and rules described above for One Time jobs. However, this date and time will serve as the initial date/time and the driver for the subsequent job intervals.
Task Name: Enter the name of the map or workflow to execute.
Interval: Enter the number of times to run the job at the scheduled interval. For example to run for only 3 days, enter 3 with an interval type of Days.
Used to schedule sophisticated recurring jobs. A limited set of Unix Crontab syntax options are supported.
Scheduled Job Name: Enter the name of the new scheduled job or the name of an existing job.
Task Type: Select the type of task you are scheduling, Map or Workflow.
Task Name: Name of the map or workflow to execute.
Cron Job: Enter the Cron Job syntax shown in the Cron Job screen to the right. For details on how to use these Crontab syntax options consult Unix Crontab documentation, on-line resources, or your Unix expert.
Once you have setup one of the three job types noted above, perform one of the following activities to execute or manage it.
Save Job to save the scheduled job to the repository for later use.
Remove Job to delete a saved job from the repository.
Pause Job to prevent a scheduled job from running until resumed.
Resume Job to restart a paused job.
History shows job history in the center console of the Schedule Job screen.