With Oracle Enterprise Scheduler, you can define, schedule and run jobs. A job is a unit of work done on an application's behalf.
For example, you might define a job that runs a particular PL/SQL function or command-line process. You can define a job that executes Java code. Those job types are included with Oracle Enterprise Scheduler:
Java job type for executing Java code.
Web Service job type.
EJB job type.
Process job type for executing a command-line command.
PL/SQL job type for executing functions in Oracle's extension language for SQL.
When you create jobs from these types you associate metadata as a job definition. Through this context-specific metadata, the job does meaningful work on the application's behalf. That metadata can include parameter values the user specifies and values for properties defined by Oracle Enterprise Scheduler. By defining schedules, you can have jobs run when you want them to (such as at off-peak times). You can also specify constraints that prevent jobs from running when you don't want them to. By creating job sets, you can group multiple jobs into batches whose jobs run either simultaneously or in a sequence.
Oracle Enterprise Scheduler provides tools with which you can monitor the system. For example, you might want to get a snapshot of current and pending job requests, or see how the system is performing under load. You can also get logs and the status of service components.
You can perform each of these tasks, from submitting jobs to monitoring the system, with the Scheduling Services pages of Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control Console. For a more detailed list of tasks, see Basic Tasks for Configuring and Managing Oracle Enterprise Scheduler.