Job Network Scheduling

Scheduling a job network means defining dates and times at which it is to run. A job network is activated (copied into the active database) according to its scheduled starting time and additional schedule parameters defined for the network.

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                          Network Schedule Definition                          
                     Owner EXAMPLE     Network B60-FLOW                        
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    Schedule Owner ==> EXAMPLE___                                              
    Schedule       ==> B60-FLOW__  effective from ==> ________ ________        
                                                                               
                                                                               
       Schedule    Earliest   Latest   Days           Days                     
   Cmd Dependency  Start      Start    later Deadline later                    
    _              19:00:00   21:00:00 ___   22:00:00 ___                      
    _              ________   ________ ___   ________ ___                      
    _              ________   ________ ___   ________ ___                      
    _              ________   ________ ___   ________ ___                      
    _              ________   ________ ___   ________ ___                      
                                                                               
    Number of Activations ==> _____  every ==> _____ minutes                   
    or activate at ==> _____ _____ _____ _____ _____                           
                       _____ _____ _____ _____ _____                           
    Day Deadline   ==> _____                                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
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While processing a network, the Entire Operations Monitor checks whether all prerequisites for a job are fulfilled (time, resources, input conditions). According to the result it will automatically start the job and keep track of it.

For more information, refer to the sections Defining a Network Schedule and Schedule Maintenance in the User's Guide.