Configuring a Broker Scheduled Job

A Broker Job is an application within Oracle Communications Unified Assurance that runs at scheduled times on a server, utilizing a cron-like syntax. You can have multiple jobs that can be customized by selecting the program to run, defining any command-line arguments to modify the program's behavior, and specifying the configuration the job uses to gather additional settings. Many jobs also require the use of rules for data processing. See Jobs for more information.

Dependencies

Best Practices

When configuring a new job, it is best practice to clone the original job and modify the clone instead of using the original. Use a unique naming convention to ensure that any new job is distinguishable from the existing jobs.

Configuring a Broker Job

  1. Review the documentation for the Unified Assurance application for which you want to configure a job to understand what elements are required to configure and utilize the application.

  2. If the job requires configuration in the UI, navigate to the appropriate UIs and create the settings.

  3. If the job requires rules:

    1. From the main navigation menu, select Configuration, and then Rules.

    2. Either create new rules files or modify the default rules.

    The documentation for each application provides details on rules creation.

  4. From the main navigation menu, select Configuration, then Broker Control, and then Jobs and do one of the following:

    • Add a new job.

    • Clone and modify an existing job.

    • Modify the default job by editing any pre-configured job (least recommended).

    Ensure that the Status of the job is set to Enabled.

    The documentation for each application provides more information about the job settings.

  5. To test the job, select the job in the list, and click Start. If the job does not appear to run, consult the log file for any error messages.

  6. If you want to validate whether a job is operating correctly, navigate to the Logs UI via the navigation bar and view the log file for the job.