Development Overview
Theme: Overview | Who is it for? Automation engineers and administrators who build and maintain OpCon workflows
What Is It?
The Library in Solution Manager provides the tools for designing and building OpCon automation — schedules, jobs, scripts, frequencies, global properties, and supporting objects. Use these tools when creating new automation workflows or updating existing master definitions.
When Would You Use It?
- Use this feature when creating new automation or updating existing master definitions
Why Would You Use It?
- Centralized control: Managing this feature through OpCon provides consistent oversight and a full audit trail for all changes
Configuration Options
When would you use this section?
- Building a new automated workflow from scratch
- Adding, copying, moving, or deleting master jobs
- Configuring job task details for a specific platform (Windows, UNIX, SAP, SQL, etc.)
- Defining job dependencies, frequencies, events, or notification triggers
- Managing embedded scripts, global properties, machine groups, or tags
What is in this section?
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Creating a Workflow | Use Studio to define schedules and add jobs to the canvas |
| Scripts | Create and manage embedded scripts and script versions |
| Frequencies | Build and forecast frequency definitions used by jobs and schedules |
| Global Properties | Define and manage system-wide properties used across schedules |
| Machine Groups | Create groups of agents that jobs can target dynamically |
| Tags | Apply and manage tags for cross-schedule search and filtering |
| Property Expressions | Syntax reference for building property expressions |
NOTE: Changes to master definitions do not affect jobs already running in the daily queue. Rebuild or re-add affected schedules to the daily queue to apply changes.
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Frequency | A named rule that specifies the recurring days on which a schedule or job runs. OpCon uses frequencies during the Schedule Build process. |
| Job | A task or activity defined in OpCon, such as running a program on a remote machine, transferring files, or running a sub-schedule. |
| Machine (Machine (Agent)) | An execution target for OpCon jobs. Each machine runs an agent that communicates with the OpCon server and runs submitted jobs. |
| Notification | An alert generated by the SMA Notify Handler when a machine, schedule, or job reaches a defined status. Notifications can be sent as email, text, SNMP, or Windows Event Log entries. |
| Property | A name-value pair stored in OpCon. Properties can be referenced in job definitions using token syntax to pass dynamic values at runtime. |
| Role | A named collection of privileges that can be assigned to one or more user accounts. Users in a role inherit all of that role's privileges. |
| Schedule | A named group of jobs in OpCon that represents a business process. Schedules are built each day based on their defined frequencies and calendars. |
| Solution Manager (SM) | The browser-based web interface for OpCon. Provides access to operations, self-service, vision dashboards, and configuration. |
FAQs
Q: What does the Development Overview cover?
Tools for designing and building OpCon automation — schedules, jobs, scripts, frequencies, global properties, and supporting objects. Use it when creating new automation or updating existing master definitions.
Q: Who manages Solution Manager - Library in OpCon?
Automation engineers and administrators. This includes configuring settings, managing user access, and monitoring related processes.
Q: Where should I start in the Solution Manager - Library section?
Begin with the overview pages in the sidebar. Each page covers a distinct feature or workflow. If you are new to this area, review access and role requirements with your OpCon system administrator before making configuration changes.