Starting a Component Job

This topic describes how to create and start an individual component job. You can run a component job by using either server components or component job templates. An individual component job is scheduled to run once at a specific time.

This topic is part of Administering Component Jobs.

To start a component job

1. Navigate to Administration - Server Management screen, then the Jobs view.

2. In the Jobs list, click New.

   The component job status field changes to Creating.

3. In the Component/Job field, click the drop-down list.

   Note: If the Component/Job drop-down list contains no records, then synchronize the Siebel Server components.

4. In the Component/Job drop-down list, select a server component or component job and click OK.

   If you want to use a component job template for your component job, then you must first define the component job template.

5. In the Job Detail view, enter data in other appropriate fields as described in the following table. Click Menu, and then Save Record.

   Field	Description
   Scheduled Start	The scheduled start date and time of the component job.
   Expiration	The date at which the component job is no longer valid.
   Requested Server	Set if you want to target a server component on a specific Siebel Server.
   Request Key	Set if you want to target a component or repeating component job to a specific instance of the server component identified by the request key. In all other situations, keep this field blank.
   Delete Interval	Set with Delete Unit field, this field determines the length of time before the component job is deleted. If it is not updated, then this field defaults to 1.
   Delete Unit	Set with Delete Interval field, this field determines the length of time before the component job is deleted. If it is not updated, then this field defaults to Weeks.
   Retry on Error	Check this box to retry the component job in case of error.
   Sleep Time	This field is available when the Retry on Error check box is True and determines the amount of time before the component job is retried.
   Number of Retries	This field is available when the Retry on Error check box is True and determines the number of times the component job is retried.

6. In the Job Parameters list, add or change any component job parameters for the component job and click New.

   1. In the Name field, click the select button.

      The Job Parameters dialog box appears. The parameters that appear in the Job Parameters dialog box vary depending on the server component that you specified in a prior step.

   2. Select a parameter in the Component Parameters dialog box, and modify its value.

   3. Click Menu, and then Save Record.

7. In the Jobs list, click Submit Job.

   The Status field changes from Creating to Queued.

Related Topics

About Component Jobs

Configuring Component Job Templates

Starting a Repeating Component Job

Synchronizing Components on a Siebel Enterprise Server