16 Job Management

Learn how to import, export, migrate, publish, and monitor catalog entity jobs using Job Management in Launch.

Import Jobs

Use the import feature to import third-party catalog entities along with their initiative references.

Note:

When you set up the Launch application, your administrator must increase the number of import threads using the EGP_ITEM_IMPORT_NUMBER_OF_THREADS profile option. See Item Profile Options.

To configure catalog import:

  1. Prepare the import data file.

    For more information on preparing the import file, see Import Catalog Definitions in Launch Cloud Service Implementation Guide.

  2. Click the Administration tab, and then click Manage on the Job management card.

  3. On the Job Management page, click Import jobs.

  4. On the Import Jobs page, click Create Import Job.

  5. On the New Import Job page, click Select a File and select the JSON file that you have prepared.

  6. Click Import.

When you create an import job, you receive an import job ID along with a success or failure notification upon job completion. For every import job, you can provide an initiative in the payload to be associated with the entities. You also have the flexibility to associate the entities of an import job to new or existing initiatives depending on your requirements.

You can also search for any existing import jobs by the import file name, job ID, or submitted by option provided to you in the Search by type field on the Import Jobs page. Viewing an import job provides details such as Job ID, Submitted By, Input File, Status, Created and Completion Dates, Error Summary, Error File (in case of an error), and an option to download the error JSON file.

After the import process completes successfully, the initiative, the product offer, and all its entities are available on your application. Go to the Offer List page to search for and view the product offers that you have imported.

Export Jobs

You can perform only initiative-based and entity-based exports.

As an administrator, to initiate an export:

  1. Click on Administration tab, and then click Initiatives.

  2. On the Initiatives page, select the initiative to be exported and from the Actions drop-down list, click View.

  3. On the initiatives page that you just selected, click Export. The export job gets triggered and the job ID is notified to you.

To track the export job:

  1. Click the Administration tab, and then click Manage on the Job management card.

  2. On the Job Management page, click Export jobs.

  3. On the Export Jobs page, search for your export job either by Job ID or Submitted By options from the Search by type drop-down list, or by the file name in the search bar.

The Export Jobs page lists all the export jobs that have been triggered. You can monitor and track the progress of the export job. View each job to get more details on the job. To download the exported content, once the export job succeeds, click Actions Download from.

Note:

You cannot export initiatives or resources that are in In design status.

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Migrate Jobs

You can automatically move the catalog definitions from one Launch instance to another. To do this, go into the target Launch system and move catalog definitions from the source system automatically using the create migration job utility. You can move the contents of an initiative as a whole, either by itself or along with its referenced entities, or move specific individual entities, such as a product offering or product line across instances.

Example: There are two Launch environments - Environment 1 and Environment 2. In Environment 1, the Summer initiative has been created with catalog definitions. The administrator can now log in to Environment 2 to initiate the migration of the Summer initiative’s catalog definitions from Environment 1 by navigating to the Migration Jobs card in the Job Management card.

You can integrate your Launch application with Siebel CRM to migrate Siebel CRM catalog definitions into Launch. Some of the definitions include product specifications (product class), price lists, catalogs and categories, and eligibility and compatibility rules.

To configure catalog migration:
  1. Click the Administration tab, and then click Job management. The Job Management page appears.
  2. On the Job Management page, click Migration jobs card.
  3. On the Migration Jobs page, click Create Migration Job.
  4. Choose the Source as either Siebel or Launch.
  5. Provide the details and click Submit.

Bulk Update Jobs

You can manage bulk product offering update jobs.

To do this:

  1. Click the Administration tab, and then click Job management card. The Job Management page appears.
  2. Click the Bulk update jobs card.
  3. On the Bulk update jobs page, click the job ID.
  4. Check if the job status is success or failure. Check the details section for more information.

Publish Jobs

You can manage the publish jobs that are created by publishing initiatives.

To publish jobs:
  1. Click the Administration tab, and then click Job management. The Job Management page appears.
  2. Click the Publish jobs card.
  3. On the Publish Jobs page, click the job ID.
  4. Check if the job status is success or failure. Check the details section for more information.