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Concepts and Terms

Siebel Analytics Scheduler manages and schedules jobs. A job is a task performed by Siebel Analytics Server. The Scheduler supports two types of jobs: scripted jobs that you set up and submit using the Job Manager feature of Siebel Analytics Administration Tool; and unscripted jobs, called iBots, that you set up and submit using Siebel Delivers.

For scripted jobs, Siebel Analytics Scheduler supports two scripting languages: VBScript and Jscript. An example of a scripted job would be to take the Siebel Analytics Server usage statistics that are logged in a file and periodically load them into a back-end database. The script would define the actions to be performed and when the actions should be executed.

To create an iBot, a user defines the actions to be performed using Siebel Delivers. Siebel Analytics Web gathers the necessary information about the priority, delivery devices, user, and other characteristics; packages that information into a job; and tells the Scheduler when it wants the job to be executed.

NOTE:  You must have licensed Siebel Delivers in order to create iBots. If you have not licensed Siebel Delivers, you can only create scripted jobs using the Job Manager feature of Siebel Analytics Administration Tool.

If you are setting up the Scheduler to use only iBots, you do not have to set up separate jobs using the Job Manager interface. However, because iBots are jobs, you can create iBots using Siebel Delivers and then further configure the iBots using the Job Manager. To do so, you must first configure the Scheduler. For information about configuration options, see Configuring Siebel Analytics Scheduler.

For information about setting up iBots and making them available for subscription, see the online help for Siebel Delivers. For information about setting up and managing scripted jobs, see Setting Up Jobs, Working with Job Instances, and Working with Job Scripts.


 Siebel Analytics Scheduler Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003