pub.scheduler:updateRepeatingTask

taskID

String Identification number of the task to be updated.

service

String Optional. Name of the service run by the task.

description

String Optional. Text string describing this task.

target

String Optional. Server or servers in the cluster on which the task is to run. (Clustered environments only). Set to:

any to run the task on any server in the cluster. The task will run on only one of the servers.

For example, suppose that all the servers in your cluster share a single database for a parts inventory application, and that a particular function needs to run against that database once a day. Any of the servers can perform this task, therefore you can specify the all option to schedule a task to run on any of the servers.

Note:

There is no predetermined order in which servers in the cluster are selected to run tasks. Rather, the first server to detect that a task is ready to be executed runs it.

For more information about how Integration Server handles the scheduling of tasks in a clustered environment, see the chapter about managing services in webMethods Integration Server Administrator’s Guide.

all to run the task on all servers in the cluster.

For example, suppose you run an application on each server in the cluster, and each server maintains its own database for that application. If you need to run a cleanup task against all the databases every day, you can schedule a task to run every day on all the servers in the cluster.

hostname to run the task on a specific server in the cluster.

lateness

String Optional. The number of minutes (after the scheduled execution time) after which the server is to take a special action for a late task. You specify the action to be taken in the latenessAction parameter, described below. The server checks scheduled tasks at startup, and again periodically. If the server finds a task that is overdue and has exceeded the lateness period, the server performs the requested lateness action. If the server finds a task that is overdue but has not yet exceeded the lateness period, the server starts the task immediately.

latenessAction

String Optional. Action to take if a task has missed its scheduled start time by a number of minutes you specified with the lateness parameter. Possible actions are:

run immediately or 0 - Runs the task immediately

skip and run at next scheduled interval or 1 - Skips this execution of the task and runs it again at the next scheduled run time.

suspend or 2 - Places the task in a suspended state until an administrator resumes or cancels the task.

runAsUser

String Optional. User ID under which the service is to be executed. If you do not specify a user name, the “Default” access rights are used.

startTime

String Optional. Time at which the task is scheduled to start, in HH:mm:ss format. If you do not specify a startTime, the current time is used.

startDate

String Optional. Date on which the task is scheduled to start, in yyyy/MM/dd format. If you do not specify date, the current date is used.

endTime

String Optional. Time at which the task expires, in HH:mm:ss format. If you do not specify an endTime, the server uses the current time.

endDate

String Optional. Date on which the task expires, in yyyy/MM/dd format. If you do not specify an endDate, the server executes this service for an indefinite period of time.

inputs

Document Optional. Document (IData object) containing inputs to the scheduled service.

interval

String Optional. Time interval (measured in seconds) between repetitions of the task.

doNotOverlap

String Optional. Flag indicating whether or not you want the executions of this task to overlap. Set to:

true to prevent executions of the scheduled task from overlapping. After a scheduled task finishes executing, the Scheduler waits the number of seconds specified in interval before running the task again.

false to allow executions of the scheduled task to overlap. The Scheduler runs the task every time the value of interval elapses. This is the default.

type	String Code indicating the type of task updated. For this type of task, the value of type will be repeat.
taskUpdated	String Indicates whether the task was successfully updated. If the task was successfully updated, taskUpdated contains true. If the task was not successfully updated, the server throws an exception and terminates the service.