Managing the Intake Form Metadata Cache for Improved Performance

To improve performance of the initial loading of intake forms (custom objects), you can now schedule two Enterprise Scheduler Service (ESS) jobs to run on a regular basis. These jobs ensure that the latest metadata is available for your intake forms, without having to download and render any new updates not already in the cache.

To improve performance and to ensure the latest metadata is available after patching or new updates, you need to schedule these jobs to run.

Steps to Enable

To run the ESS jobs:

  1. Select Setup and Maintenance from the Navigator or Page Finder.
  2. On the Functional Setup Manager page, select Navigator > Tools > Scheduled Processes.
  3. Click Schedule New Process.
  4. In the Name field, type describe and press Enter.
  5. The following jobs appear. Select these jobs to run (individually):
    1. Invalidate Intake Form Metadata Cache Job
    2. Build Intake Form Metadata Cache Job
  6. On the Process Details page, click Advanced and select Using a Schedule on the Schedule tab.

NOTE: Run the Invalidate Intake Form Metadata Cache Job before the Build Intake Form Metadata Cache Job. It is recommended to run these jobs weekly, such as every Sunday night.

  1. Click Submit.

Tips And Considerations

Important! If you do not set up these jobs to run, you may encounter problems in your production environment particularly after applying patches and updates to new releases.

You cannot run these jobs simultaneously. You must first run the Invalidate Intake Form Metadata Cache Job followed by the Build Intake Form Metadata Cache Job. Oracle recommends you run the Invalidate Intake Form Metadata Cache Job around midnight on Sundays. Build Intake Form Metadata Cache Job should run approximately 60 minutes after. For approximately 200 custom objects, this should take under 30 minutes. These jobs do not impact nor are impacted by any other jobs in the system.

Key Resources

  • See Implementing Permitting and Licensing, “Creating Intake Forms,” Managing Intake Form Performance