Overview of Enterprise Scheduler Processes for Enterprise Contracts
Oracle Enterprise Contracts provides predefined Enterprise Scheduler Processes. The processes can be set up to run automatically at periodic intervals using the Scheduled Processes task from the Navigator.
This table lists the predefined scheduler processes and summarizes when they're needed:
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Enterprise Scheduler Process |
Description |
Related Feature |
Recommended Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
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Acquires Usage Data from an External Web Service |
Name of the process used to acquire usage information from an external web service. |
Usage Billing |
Align with shortest billing period or whenever the consumption data is available |
|
Adopt Global Clauses for a New Business Unit |
Adopts all approved global clauses for use in a new local business unit. |
Terms Library Clause Adoption |
Daily |
|
Assign Contract Owner |
Assigns a new contract owner or replaces an existing contract owner. |
Contract Assignees |
As needed |
|
Automatically Renew Eligible Contracts and Contract Lines |
Name of the process that's used to find and renew eligible contract lines. |
Basic Automated Contract Renewal |
Daily to weekly |
|
Build Keyword Search Index for Contract Clauses |
Enables clause searches in the Contract Terms Library using the Keyword field by building an index of the Clause Title, Display Title, Description, and Text fields. |
Terms Library Search Clauses |
Daily |
|
Build Keyword Search Index for Contract Terms Templates |
Enables contract terms template searches in the Contract Terms Library using the keyword field by building an index of the Terms Template Name and Description fields. |
Terms Library Search Terms Templates |
Daily |
|
Fetch Pricing Information for Service Contracts |
Name of the process that prices usage charges and reprices future periods for recurring charges on lines marked as Price During Billing. For example, Let's assume that you have already billed $100 per month for January to April. Now you change the price to $150 per month, so from May onward your customer will be billed at $150. |
Service Contract Pricing |
Daily |
|
Fetch Service Contract Invoice Information from Receivables |
Name of the process used to retrieve the service contract line invoice and credit memo information from accounts receivables. |
Service Contract Billing |
Daily |
|
Generate Contract PDFs for Text Search |
Used to generate PDF documents for all draft contracts to enable indexing of terms for text search. |
Service Contract Billing |
Daily |
|
Import Contract Clauses from Interface Table |
Validates clauses and variables in the open interface table and imports the valid clauses into the Contract Terms Library. |
Terms Library Clause Import |
As needed |
|
Import Contract Clauses from XML File |
Validates clauses and variables from an XML spreadsheet and imports the spreadsheet into the Contract Terms Library. |
Terms Library Clause Import |
As needed |
|
Import Contract from External Systems |
Imports contracts in bulk from external systems. |
Contract Import |
As needed |
|
Import Default Coverage |
Name of the process which is used to import default coverage. |
Service Contracts Entitlements |
As needed |
|
Optimize Keyword Search Index for Contract Clauses |
Optimizes the clause text index to improve clause performance of searches using the Keyword field in the Contract Terms Library. |
Terms Library Clause Search |
Daily |
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Optimize Keyword Search Index for Contract Terms Templates |
Optimizes the contract terms template text index to improve performance of terms template searches using the Keyword field in the Contract Terms Library. |
Terms Library Terms Template Search |
Daily |
|
Perform Timed Contract State Transitions |
Name of the process that performs the timed transition of contracts from one state to another. |
User Statuses and Transitions |
Daily |
|
Process Contracts Consolidated Reminder Events |
The name of the program that processes consolidated reminder events in contracts. |
Event Notification Rules and Template Sets |
Daily |
|
Process Contracts Event Notifications |
The name of the process that's used to process event notifications in contracts. |
Event Notification Rules and Template Sets |
Daily |
|
Process Installed Base Updates |
Name of the process which is used to create and update contracts based on Installed Base updates. |
Service Contracts Installed Base Integration |
Daily |
|
Purge Contract Clause Import Tables |
Purges data from the clause interface table after clause import has completed. |
Terms Library Clause Import |
As needed |
|
Purge Contract Import Interface Tables |
Purges error records of the contract import interface tables. |
Contract Import |
As needed |
|
Purge Contract Temporary Tables |
Purges all contract temporary tables. |
N/A |
As needed |
|
Send Contract Expiration Notifications |
Sends contract expiration notifications to contract owners. |
N/A |
Daily |
|
Send Contract Fulfillment Notifications |
Sends notifications to contract fulfillment notification recipients based on the notification rules set up for the fulfillment line. |
N/A |
Daily |
|
Send Contract Terms Deliverable Due Date Notifications |
Sends due date notifications to the responsible party for the contract terms deliverable. |
Contract Deliverables |
Daily |
|
Send Contract Terms Deliverable Escalation Notifications |
Sends escalation notifications to the escalation contact, the internal contact, and the requester of contract terms deliverables. The requester is the internal employee who requested the deliverable. |
Contract Deliverables |
Daily |
|
Send Contract Terms Deliverable Overdue Notifications |
Sends overdue notifications to the requester and to the responsible party for a contract terms deliverable. When the responsible party is external, then the internal party is notified as well. |
Contract Deliverables |
Daily |
|
Send Service Contract Billing Information to Receivables |
Name of the process used to send the service contract line billing and credit information to accounts receivables. |
Service Contract Billing |
Daily |
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Track Electronic Signature Status |
Track electronic signature status of contract. |
Electronic Signature |
Hourly |
|
Track Purchasing Activity |
Retrieve the number and the status of the purchasing documents created by the integrated procurement application from the contract fulfillment line. |
N/A |
As needed |
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Update Contract Status |
Updates the status of contracts that are dependent on time. For example, updates the status to expired when the end date is reached. |
N/A |
Daily |
|
Validate Imported Contract |
Validates imported contract and updates bill and revenue plan details. |
N/A |
As needed |