Scheduler window

This topic describes the Scheduler window.

Introduction

The Scheduler window allows you to complete the following tasks:
  • View scheduled and unscheduled jobs.
  • View the execution history of jobs or tasks.
  • View logged information on previously executed jobs or tasks.
  • Start the New Scheduled Job window to build a new job.
  • Delete the execution and log histories of jobs and tasks.
The Scheduler window contains tabs for the following pages:
  • Month Calendar
  • Week Calendar
  • Day Calendar
  • Jobs

Menubar

File >
New Job
Creation of a new job using the New Scheduled Job window. This selection is equivalent to right-clicking on the empty space in the Scheduled Jobs pane to start the New Scheduled Job window.
Close
Closes the Scheduler window.
Selected >
Job >
Open Job Properties
Starts the Scheduled Job window with the current settings for a selected job. You can then change and save any of the parameters of the job.
Execute Now
Immediately starts a selected job.
Resume Job
Resumes the automatic execution of a job that has been suspended using the Suspend job option.
Suspend Job
Temporarily prevents a job from automatically executing. Use the Resume job option to resume automatic job execution.
Rename Job
Displays a dialog for you to rename a selected job.
Note: It is recommended that job names be unique. Duplicate job names can cause job-related events to be ambiguous.
Delete Job
Removes a selected job.
Delete All Execution Histories
Removes all execution histories listed under the selected job.
Execution History >
Open Execution History
Displays a separate dialog containing the data for the selected execution history.
View Log
Enables you to view the log for a selected job history.
Cancel
Changes the state of the execution history from In progress or Waiting for additional systems to Incomplete.
Re-execute Now
Immediately starts an execution for the job associated with this history record.
Delete Execution History
Deletes the execution history of a selected job history.
Execute Now
Re-executes the selected execution history's job on the selected groups and systems.
View System Log
Opens the log and displays the entries associated with this job for the selected target system.
Export >
Spreadsheet
Saves the execution history statistics in a comma-separated-value (CSV) file.
Web Page
Saves the execution history statistics in a Web-formatted (HTML) file.

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