Use the Scheduler to schedule process requests, edit the
schedule, and monitor processing for Optim. The
Scheduler allows you to run process requests at a later time, periodically,
or on a regular schedule.
You can schedule
an individual process request or
several process requests together in one processing job. For example,
you can automatically refresh test data on a regular basis by creating
a scheduled job that includes an Extract Request and an Insert Request
or you can archive data on a monthly or quarterly basis by creating
an Archive Request that uses macros to name the files that are generated
each time and selects data for archiving on the basis of generic criteria
that can be used without change.
The Scheduler
has three major components:
- Job
Details Dialog
- When you create a process request,
you can run the
request immediately, or you can save and schedule the request for
processing at a later time. Select Schedule from
the process request editor File menu to display
the Job Details dialog. Use the Job
Details dialog to specify parameters for scheduling one
or more process requests to run at a specified future time.
- Scheduling Editor
- After you schedule a process request,
you can edit the schedule by selecting Schedule from
the Utilities menu in the main window. When
you select a job from the list, you can review and edit general details,
edit specifications for regular or periodic processing, and add, modify,
or delete the number of steps (process requests) included in each
job.
- Scheduling Monitor
- After you schedule a process
request, you can start the Scheduler to monitor processing. The Scheduling
Monitor allows you to review a list of the scheduled jobs, monitor
active jobs as they are being processed, and review the results of
processing as it occurs. When you select a job from the list, you
can review and edit general details, edit specifications for regular
and periodic processing, and modify the number of steps (process requests)
included in each job.
Contents
This
section explains how to schedule a process request, including how
to:
- Schedule a process
request
from any process request editor.
- Arrange
for more than one process request to be
scheduled to run as a multi-step scheduled job.
- Edit
the processing schedule.
- Monitor scheduled processing.
After processing completes, you can review and
print the results from the Process Report dialog.