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Automating Across Time Zones

OpCon bases all date and time automation on the OpCon server's date and time, providing a consistent reference for all graphical interfaces and agent machines.

Best Practices

OpCon best practices are proven patterns for building reliable, maintainable automation — from documenting thresholds and properties to setting up automated maintenance schedules, configuring alerts, and structuring job dependencies effectively.

Concepts Overview

This section explains the core building blocks of OpCon automation — the objects, rules, and behaviors that define how work is scheduled, run, and tracked.

Custom Reports

Custom reports in OpCon are built using the BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools) framework. Administrators can edit the Continuous-supplied BIRT reports or create entirely new ones to meet specific reporting requirements.

Embedded Scripts

Embedded Scripts in OpCon lets users centrally manage scripts for distribution to Agents.

File Transfer Jobs

The SMA File Transfer (SMAFT) system transfers files across multiple platforms via an OpCon job.

Instances Section Overview

OpCon supports running the same schedule multiple times simultaneously using named instances or multi-instance definitions.

Job Tracking

Job Tracking lets OpCon monitor external jobs (user-submitted or program-submitted) that were started outside an OpCon schedule or event.

Named Schedule Instances

Named Schedule Instances reduce the maintenance burden on repeatable workflows by allowing a single definition rule to be designated for unlimited use or job runs.

Null Jobs

The Null job generates OpCon events and/or sets thresholds without running a job.

OpCon Reporting

OpCon includes Predefined Reports for gathering information on OpCon status.

Operations File Transfer Messages

In addition to displaying the completion percentage and the interim transfer operations (e.g., compressing, decompressing, etc.), the EM displays specific file transfer codes from the agent's.

Predefined Reports

All OpCon report files are stored in the OpConxps/EnterpriseManagerx64/reports/OPCONXPS_Reports/ folder on the SAM application server.

Property Expressions API

The Property Expressions API gives programmers advanced functionality for controlling Job Dependencies and Events.

Property Expressions API Syntax

The Property Expressions API syntax may contain strings, numbers, operators, functions, and OpCon properties (e.g., Global, Schedule Instance, Job Instance, and Machine Instance properties).

Reference Overview

Reference material for OpCon events, notification configuration, reports, command-line and graphical utilities, error message codes, property expression syntax, best practices, and licensing.

Reporting Service

The Reporting Service is a Windows Service that extracts data from the OpCon database, transforms it, and loads it into a dedicated Reporting database. This isolates reporting queries from the operational database and makes the data viewable and downloadable through Solution Manager.

Using Machine Groups

There are several scenarios for automation that benefit from using Machine Groups in OpCon.