Defining a Scheduler Chain
Prerequisites
To add a scheduler chain, you should have:
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Program name defined in the system.
Procedure
To add a scheduler chain:
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Click the Menu link in the Application toolbar.
A list appears.
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From the Main menu, selectBatch Scheduler and then click the Scheduler
Chain sub-menu.
The Scheduler Chain screen appears.
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Click Add link in the page title
area of the Search Scheduler Chain screen.
The Scheduler Chain screen appears. It contains the following fields:j
Field Name Field Description Mandatory (Yes or No) Chain Name Used to specify the name of scheduler chain. Note:You should prefix the chain name with CM (customer modification) while defining the chain on the deployed environment.
For example: The changes performed during and after the installation of the product.
You should prefix the chain name with C1 while defining the chain on the development environment.
For example: The changes performed on customer modification data.
The valid formats are:-
C1_BILL
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C1BILL
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CM_BILL
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CMBILL
The invalid formats are:-
C1–BILL
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C1 BILL
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CM-BILL
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CM BILL
Yes Detailed Description Used to specify the description of the scheduler chain. No Step Name Used to specify the name of the step which you want to add in the particular chain. Note:The step refer to the particular program, which executes for that step.
A rule is attached to each step to identify the dependency to other step and to the condition for when the step should be executed.
For Example:
C1-PNDBL, C1-BLGE, and C1-BLPPR are the programs which should be executed in a specific sequence. The second program should be executed only when first program is completed successfully. Below are the steps to define the condition:
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The condition of the first step should always true. So the scheduler understands that this step need to execute first before second step start for execution.
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The condition for first program is mentioned as “STEP1” SUCCEEDED
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In case, if you want to execute the second program even if the first program is failed to execute. The condition is mentioned as “STEP1” SUCCEEDED OR “STEP1” FAILED
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The step names could be anything only the name of the last step should be mentioned as END.
Yes Program Name Used to indicate the name of scheduler program. Note: The Search () icon appears corresponding to this field. On clicking the Search icon, the Scheduler Program Search window appears.Yes Execution Condition Used to specify the condition for the particular step. Yes -
- Click Add ( icon corresponding to the respective step, to add the next step.
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Click Save.
The scheduler chain is added.
Related Topics
For more information on... | See... |
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Search Scheduler Chain zone | Search Scheduler Chain |
How to search for a scheduler chain | Searching for a Scheduler Chain |
How to view the scheduler chain details | Viewing a Scheduler Chain Details |
How to edit a scheduler chain | Editing a Scheduler Chain |
How to delete a scheduler chain | Deleting a Scheduler Chain |