3.24 Fields: Schedule Background Jobs


3.24.1 Field 1 Function Keys


3.24.2 Field 2 OPTIONS:


Purpose: Normally, the CyberTools server ^cyusrv also runs the scheduler. It does so whenever the TCP/IP READ has a timeout. Alternatively, this flag causes ^cyusrv to JOB LOOP^cyusched to make it a separate process. This is necessary when the TCP/IP timeout does not work, e.g. Cache 2.1 and earlier versions such as ISM 6, etc.


3.24.3 Field 3 Number:
3 characters, display only


3.24.4 Field 4 Schedule Type:


Purpose: To define the manner of scheduling.


Format: It is a radio button selection.


Menu Style: Radio Button/Check Box

Menu Values:
Date/Time
Date Periodic
Time Periodic


Discussion:


Date/Time schedule a job for one specific date and time.


Date Periodic schedule a job for a specific time on multiple days, days, e.g. DAILY.


Time Periodic schedules a job to run multiple time every day.


3.24.5 Field 5 Specific Date:
10 characters


Purpose: to specify a specific date to run the job.


Format: this field will accept any valid date format, and the short hand notations of n or +n.

    n  = a day of the current month, e.g., 2 
    +n = days from now, e.g., +3 would be 3 days into the future 


3.24.6 Field 6 Time:
10 characters


Purpose: to specify the time that the process should start.


Format: the value should be a time of day as nn:nn.


3.24.7 Field 7 Date Periodic Day:
10 characters


Purpose: to specify the calendar frequency of the process. For example, DAILY, the day of the week, or EOM for End of Month.


3.24.8 Field 8 Time Period:
10 characters


Purpose: if the process is to run more than once a day, then specify HOURLY or QUARTER HOURLY.


3.24.9 Field 9 Where:
32 characters


Purpose: to specify the directory or Namespace to run theprocess.


3.24.10 Field 10 MUMPS Xecute:
102 characters


Purpose: to specify the xecutable MUMPS code for scheduled time, e.g. "Do ^MyJob".


3.24.11 Field 11 Description:
66 characters, multiple


Purpose: this is a free text comment to remind you what the scheduled job does. It is documentation.


3.24.12 Field 12 Controls Ok, Cancel, & Help:
tab stop


Purpose: To specify an action that controls the window's flow. [Ok] will save and apply the displayed values, whereas [Cancel] will reject the changes. [Help] will display all of the documentation for the window. Press the Help key for context sensitive help for each field.


Format: It is an action that toggles the push button.


Menu Style: Push Button

Menu Values:
Ok
Cancel
Help



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