Scheduling

RunMyJobs includes a rule-based scheduling engine that allows sophisticated schedules to be easily built and maintained. There are two primary mechanisms for scheduling:

Time Windows & Advanced Schedules

Time Windows and Advanced Schedules are rule-based scheduling methods. For example, a Job can run using any of the following schedules:

  • Once an hour between 8:00 am and 5:00pm (European Standard Time).
  • On weekdays.
  • Unless that day is a holiday in Germany or The Netherlands.
  • Once a month, on the last working day of the month.

Note: For any time-based object to be precise, you must specify a time zone.

The scheduling rules included with RunMyJobs include:

  • Definitions for holidays that do not occur on the same date each year, such as Easter.
  • Holiday calendars for many European countries (and their states or provinces), the United States, and Canada.
  • Rules for United States fiscal quarters (445 and 544 calendars).

These rules are implemented using two complementary concepts:

  • Time Windows: To specify when a Jobs or Workflows may and may not run.
  • Advanced Schedules: To specify how often a Job or Workflow runs.

Time Windows and Advanced Schedules may be used individually, or together.

When a Job or Workflows is submitted using Advanced Schedules and/or Time Windows, the following displays in the Monitor screen:

  • All previous runs of the Job (until they are deleted).
  • Whether the Job is currently running.
  • If the Job is not currently running, the next time the Job is scheduled to run.