SuiteCloud Processors Basic Architecture

SuiteCloud Processors currently supports the processing of scheduled scripts and map/reduce scripts. These script types can be submitted for processing in one of three ways:

By setting a one-time or recurring submission schedule from the script deployment record UI.
By selecting Save and Execute from the script deployment record UI to submit an on-demand instance of the script.
By using a SuiteScript API to submit an on-demand instance of the script.

Each submitted script instance of either script type is called a "task". Each submitted scheduled script task is handled by one job. Each submitted map/reduce script task is handled by multiple jobs: one each for the getInput, shuffle, and summarize stages; and a minimum of one each for the map and reduce stages. Submitted jobs are sent by the scheduler to the processor pool.

The basic architecture and flow of the SuiteCloud Processors.

The scheduler sends the jobs to the processor pool in a particular order. This order is determined by the SuiteCloud Processors Priority Levels and the order of submission. Jobs with a higher priority are sent before jobs with a lower priority. Jobs with the same priority go to the processor pool in the order of submission. For more information about priorities and examples of scheduling based on priorities, and to understand how scheduled scripts and map/reduce scripts are processed differently, see SuiteCloud Processors Priority Scheduling Examples.

SuiteCloud Processors includes advanced settings for priority elevation and processor reservation which can also impact the order in which jobs are sent to the processor pool. For more information, see SuiteCloud Processors Priority Elevation and Processor Reservation (Advanced Settings).

Important:

To submit scheduled script tasks and map/reduce script tasks for processing, the role used to submit the tasks must have the following permissions:

Documents and Files: View, Create, Edit, or Full
SuiteScript: View, Create, Edit, or Full
SuiteScript Scheduling: Full

For more information about access levels for permissions, see Access Levels for Permissions.

For more information about submitting a script with the deployment record, see the following topics:

For more information about submitting a script with a SuiteScript API, see the following topics:

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