To understand how jobs are sent to the Batch Manager, consider the
P/D Module job "Update Actual Costs by Class Code," as shown below:
Tip
If you schedule an MRP or MPS job submitted to the Batch Manager
to run on a periodic basis—daily, weekly, monthly—the cutoff
date used for the run will automatically be updated by the number of
days in the specified reschedule interval (Day = +1, Week = +7, and
Month = +30).
Note
For details on installing and setting up the Batch Manager at your
site, please see the Batch Manager documentation available in the
Downloads area of the xTuple community website.
This is a job with the potential to place a heavy load on Server
resources. As you can see in the screen shot, the job is asking the
Database to update all Actual Costs for all Class Codes. If there are
hundreds or thousands of Items on file, the amount of work required to
complete this request could be extensive.
So, rather than run the job immediately by selecting the UPDATE
button, it might be wiser to schedule the job for processing during
off-peak hours. To schedule an alternate time for processing the job,
select the SUBMIT button. The following screen will appear:
When submitting a job to the Batch Manager for processing, you are
presented with the following options:
- Action
Displays the name of the job being submitted to the Batch
Manager.
- Response Email
Enter the email address where you want notification that the
job is complete to be sent once it has been completed. The recipient
will receive an email letting them know the submitted job has been
completed.
- Scheduled
-
Specify when you would like the job to be run.
- ASAP
Select to have the job run as soon as possible.
- Scheduled
Schedule a date and time to run the job. Specify a date
in the first field using a standard date format. Use the arrow
buttons in the second field to specify a time of day.
Note
When a report or other job is submitted to the Batch Manager with
a scheduled time of ASAP, the Batch Manager sets the scheduled time to
the current time. However, a job will not necessarily be run immediately
if it is scheduled for the current time. Any pre-existing jobs with
scheduled times prior to the current time must be completed first. In
other words, ASAP jobs will not necessarily be run immediately.
Previously scheduled jobs will be run first.
To the far right of the screen, the following buttons are
available:
- CANCEL
Closes the screen without submitting the job, returning you to
the application desktop.
- SUBMIT
Submits the job to the Batch Manager, using the specified
parameters.
