Scheduled Jobs

The Schedule Jobs view lists all currently scheduled operations and their current status. Use it to modify currently scheduled operations and to monitor their progress. To display the view, select Scheduled Jobs in the Console tree.

Modifying Jobs

To modify a job, right-click its entry in the view, and choose Modify from the shortcut menu. The Modify Job dialog is displayed. You can modify the details of any job that does not have a current status of Running.

Holding and Releasing Jobs

To delay execution of a pending job indefinitely, choose Job Hold from the shortcut menu. To make a held job available for execution at its scheduled start time, choose Release from the shortcut menu. jobs that generate unusual errors during execution can also be held by the system. This enables you to review log information and to investigate and correct problems.

Canceling Jobs

To cancel a job, right-click the job and choose Abort from the shortcut menu. The job is terminated when it finishes processing the current PC. You can cancel any job with a current status of Running.

Deleting Jobs

To delete a job, right-click its entry in the list, and choose Delete from the shortcut menu. Any log information generated by previous job runs is also deleted. You can delete jobs only when they are in Pending or Holding status.

Running Jobs

Each time a Scheduler runs a job, it is loaded from the Site database, unpacked and re-initialized. This ensures that any modifications made to the Client List and Logging Levels are implemented.

When jobs are completed, Schedulers delete Once-only jobs, and reschedule regular jobs. The details of the job are then posted in the Job Log folder.

Modifying Clients

To modify the Clients assigned to a job, right-click its entry in the view, and choose Modify Clients from the shortcut menu. The Select Clients dialog is displayed. You can change the Clients or groups assigned to any job that does not have a current status of Running.

Viewing Scheduler Properties

To list the Schedulers that are available to run jobs at the currently selected Site, select the Schedulers folder in the Console. To view or change the properties of a Scheduler, right-click its entry in the Schedulers folder and choose Properties from the shortcut menu. The Host Details dialog is displayed, showing the Scheduler's name and status, when it was last started and number of jobs it has processed.