Operations Overview
Theme: Overview | Who is it for? Operations staff and administrators who monitor and manage daily job and schedule execution
What Is It?
Operations in Solution Manager is where OpCon jobs and schedules are monitored and controlled in real time. From here, operators navigate the daily queue, change job and schedule statuses, manage container jobs, and interact with the Otto AI assistant.
When Would You Use It?
- You need to configure or manage this feature in OpCon
Why Would You Use It?
- Centralized control: Managing this feature through OpCon provides consistent oversight and a full audit trail for all changes
When would you use this section?
- Monitoring daily schedule and job execution
- Responding to a schedule that failed to build or complete
- Changing job or schedule statuses, restarting failed jobs, or holding work
- Adding or deleting jobs from a running daily schedule
- Using Otto AI to answer questions or perform operational tasks
What is in this section?
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Navigating Operations | The Operations interface, daily processes view, settings, and profile |
| Schedule Actions | Build, check, edit, delete, and change the status of schedules |
| Job Actions | View job configuration, output, history, and change job status |
| Containers | Manage container jobs, Window to Host sessions, and SAP job menus |
| Otto AI Assistant | Use the AI chatbot to answer questions and run operational skills |
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Daily Schedule | A schedule instance that OpCon builds for a specific date. Changes to a daily schedule affect only that date and do not modify the master definition. |
| Job | A task or activity defined in OpCon, such as running a program on a remote machine, transferring files, or running a sub-schedule. |
| 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 Operations Overview cover?
Monitoring and controlling OpCon jobs and schedules in the daily queue — navigating the Operations interface, changing statuses, managing containers, and using the Otto AI assistant.
Q: Who manages Solution Manager - Operations in OpCon?
Operations staff and administrators manage Solution Manager - Operations, including settings, user access, and monitoring.
Q: Where should I start in the Solution Manager - Operations section?
Begin with the overview pages in the sidebar. If you are new to this area, review access and role requirements with your OpCon system administrator before making configuration changes.