Jobs Overview

Jobs are actions, such as exporting data or refreshing the database, which you can start right away or schedule to run at intervals. The Jobs console enables administrators to manage jobs in a central location.

You can manage these types of jobs in the Jobs console:

Run rules
Import data
Import metadata
Export data
Export metadata
Refresh the database
Run Invalid Intersection Reports
Restructure a block storage cube (BSO)
Non-consolidation jobs such as Task Manager and Supplemental Data jobs

Note:

To prevent automatic backup from failing due to certain jobs running during daily maintenance, EPM Cloud disallows certain jobs from starting while the daily maintenance process is running. The following jobs are prevented from starting during the daily maintenance:

Import Data
Import Metadata
Export Data
Export Metadata
Refresh Database
Clear Cube
Restructure Cube

These jobs are prevented from starting whether they are jobs that are scheduled or jobs that are started on an ad hoc (unscheduled) basis.

For unscheduled jobs, this means that if you attempt to start a job during the daily maintenance process using the Run Now option on the Schedule Jobs page or if you submit a job from the listing page of your job definitions, the job will be prevented from starting. If the system prevents an ad hoc job from starting, an error message will display.

For example, if you view the jobs listed on the Clear Cube page while daily maintenance is running and then you click Actions and then Submit, an error message will display and the job will not start. Similarly, if you create a Clear Cube job on the Schedule Job page during daily maintenance and select Run Now, the system will prevent the job from starting and you'll see an error message.

If the system prevents a job from starting, the reason will be stated in the Job Details. If you've enabled email notifications for the Job Console, you'll receive an email notification when a job does not start. If you have a job that is scheduled to start during the daily maintenance process, it is recommended that you reschedule your job to start outside of the daily maintenance window. See, Scheduling Jobs