Scheduling Update Jobs

From the Update Manager Homepage, select the Update Scheduler tile.

The first time you access the Manage jobs page no jobs will be defined. Use the Define Job button to define jobs. See Defining Jobs.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Manage Jobs when no jobs have been defined.

Manage Jobs - no jobs defined

After job have been defined and scheduled or run, the Manage Jobs page will display the Job Status.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Manage Jobs page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Manage Jobs page

Field or Control

Description

Actions

Actions include:

  • Delete

    Select to delete a job.

  • Run

    Select to run a job.

  • Resume

    Select to resume a failed job or after a manual stop.

  • History

    Select to review the job history.

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Use the > icon to view the Job Monitor.

The Job Monitor can also be accessed by clicking the row.

For details, refer Viewing Job Monitor

Select the Define Job button on the Manage Jobs page to define a new PAU job.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Define Job page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Define job page

Field or Control

Description

Name

Enter a job name.

Type

Select the job type:

  • Ad hoc

    The job can be triggered from the Define Job page or the Manage Jobs page.

  • Scheduled

    The job will run at the scheduled time. You can set a recurrence schedule.

    Note: Scheduled Jobs cannot be run on an ad hoc basis through the Managed Jobs page. In case of failure or manual stop, the job can be resumed but not run on an ad hoc basis.

Download PRPs from MOS

Select Yes to download PRPs from MOS.

Apply PRPs to PUM Source

Select Yes to Apply PRPs to PUM Source.

Define Change Package

Select Yes to Define Change package using Previously Defined or Standard System search criteria.

See Defining Change Package.

Create Package

Select Yes to create the defined change package.

Apply CP (IP: Source Only Steps)

Select Yes to apply the source only steps.

The Source Steps Only option runs the initial pass on the PUM source and creates all files that are contained in the change package. Once the initial pass has completed, a modified change package is created that contains all the files. The modified update change package can then applied to the target database using the Target Only option.

On the Define Job page, select Type: Scheduled.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Defining Scheduled Job. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Defining Scheduled Job

Field or Control

Description

Type

Scheduled

Run Date

Select the date and time to run the job.

Recurrence

Use this option to set up the job on a recurring schedule. Select the recurrence name from the drop down list.

To add a new recurrence definition see Defining Recurrence Definitions

When you select to Define a Change Package, you will need to enter additional information.

After you Save the job, you can run the job directly from this page using the Run button.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Define Job page for defining a change package job.

 Define Change Package

Field or Control

Description

Package Name

Enter a name for the change package.

Package Suffix

Select a suffix, choices are:

  • Date(yyyymmdd)

  • Date(yymmdd)

Package Description

Optionally add a description.

Target DB

Select the target database from the drop down list.

Select the Search Scope

Search Scope choices are:

  • Previously Defined

  • Standard System

Search Name

Select the search name from the drop down list.

When a new PeopleSoft Image (PI) is deployed from a PeopleSoft Update Image DPK, the DPK will also install and configure Change Assistant with the PUM Source details.

The PeopleSoft Update Image DPK creates these folders:

Change Assistant folders

Location

Change Assistant

<psft_base_dir>/lcm/ChangeAssistant

Working directory

<psft_base_dir>/lcm/ca_work_dir

Output

<psft_base_dir>/lcm/ca_work_dir/output

Download

<psft_base_dir>/lcm/ca_work_dir/download

Staging

<psft_base_dir>/lcm/ca_work_dir/staging

These folders are used to create and apply change packages.

Select the History action from the Manage Jobs page to view the job history.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Job History page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Job History page

Field or Control

Description

Status

There are two status fields.

Job level status- Displays the current status of the job. The status can be COMPLETED only when the all the activities within the job has a COMPLETED status.

Activity level status- Displays the status of an activity in the job.

Log

Select to view the job log for the activity.

Download Logs

Select to download the logs.

Use the Job Monitor to monitor the status of job activities, logs, and download logs.

To view the Job Monitor, from the on the Manage Jobs page either click the row for the job or use the > icon.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Job Monitor page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Job Monitor page

Field or Control

Description

Job template

Select to view the job template.

Log

Select to view the job log.

Download Logs

Select to download a zip file which includes all the logs for the job.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Job Detail Template. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Job Detail Template

The list of chapters, tasks and steps are listed on the left hand side of the page. Select the chapter, task or step to view.

Select the Resume button on the Job Monitor page to resume a job.

You can resume a job:

  • If the job encounters a manual stop.

  • If a PRP fails with 'Applied with Warnings' status.

If the job encounters a manual stop, the user must mark the step as complete and continue to run the job.

If the job fails for on a step in the template, the user can select to either Mark the step as manually complete and continue to run the job or Mark the step to restart and continue to run the job.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Resume Job. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Resume Job