Scheduling Load Plans

You can schedule a load plan by defining its ODI context, ODI local agent, a level of logging information, status of the schedule, and frequency of occurrence in Configuration Manager.

To schedule a load plan for execution:
  1. In the Tasks pane of Configuration Manager, select Manage Load Plans under Load Plans Administration.

    The Manage Load Plans page is displayed.

  2. In the Load Plans list, select the load plan you want to schedule.
  3. Select the Schedules tab.
  4. Click Add in the Schedules tab toolbar.

    The Schedule Load Plan dialog is displayed.

  5. Select:
    Field Description

    Context

    The ODI context to be used when the load plan is run. Note that Global is the only supported context.

    Local Agent

    The ODI local agent to be used when the load plan is run.

    Log Level

    The level of logging information to retain. Configuration Manager uses Oracle Diagnostic Logging. See Managing Log Files and Diagnostic Data in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide.

    Status

    Status of the schedule. The possible values are the following

    • Active

    • Inactive

    • Active for the period

    Recurrence

    Frequency of occurrence. The possible values are the following:

    • On Agent Startup

    • Simple

    • Hourly

    • Daily

    • Weekly

    • Monthly (day of the month)

    • Monthly (week day)

    • Yearly

    Depending on the Recurrence option you select, options for selecting the date and time are dynamically displayed.
  6. Click Schedule.

    Note:

    If the ODI Agent is already running at the time you define the schedule in Oracle BI Applications Configuration Manager, then you must click the Update Schedules icon in the toolbar to add the schedule to the ODI Agent scheduler.