Custom Schedules

Introduction

As described in Schedule Customization, POM comes with a set of standard retail application batch schedules such as Merchandising and RI. Each schedule is defined in a spreadsheet with multiple tabs that each detail the components of that schedule, such as the Process tab, Job tab, ProcessJobMapping tab, Dependency tab, and so on. For each retail application a customer has subscribed to, a number of steps are performed by either a system integrator or the customer themselves. These steps are to configure and load those schedules, then customize them as described in Schedule Customization.

POM also provides the ability for customers to set up their own custom schedule based on predefined retail application jobs and environment where these are run.

For a user to develop and deploy a custom schedule, the following activities must be completed:

The next sections detail these activities.

Set Up the Schedule Spreadsheet

The first step for creating a batch schedule in POM is to fill out the batch schedule spreadsheet using the template provided with the documentation set and specifications detailed in Batch Schedule Spreadsheet Explained.

Configure the New Schedule

The second step for setting up a batch schedule in POM is to configure the schedule. Refer the “Configure New Schedule” subsection of the “System Configuration“ section of the POM User Guide for details.

Load the New Schedule

The third step for setting up a batch schedule is to load the schedule into POM. This is accomplished on the Schedule Maintenance screen by selecting this new schedule's tile at the top of the screen, then clicking the Import Latest Schedule button. Refer to the “Schedule Maintenance” section of the POM User Guide for details.

Schedule the Batch Tasks

The next step for setting up a batch schedule in POM is to schedule the execution of the different cycles. This is accomplished on the Scheduler Administration screen. Refer to the “Scheduler Administration” section of the POM User Guide for details.

Run Batch

The final step for setting up a batch schedule in POM is to actually run the batches. For that, open the Batch Monitoring screen, select the schedule tile at the top of the screen, chose the correct date right above the tile section and click the Create Schedule button right below the tile section to the right of the screen. Refer to the “Batch Monitoring” section of the POM User Guide for details.