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Multi Instance Exercise 5

Exercise 5: Updating Multi Instance Schedule Instance Properties​

Objective​

To update the value of a specific Schedule Instance Property using a Property Set Event.

Summary​

Change the Property Value for TIME from 10 to 99 in the Schedule referencing the Name Property value, 10-Accounting, using the $PROPERTY:SET event and the fully qualified name of the Schedule Instance Property.

Instructions​

Creating a new Schedule​

  1. Open Studio and create a Schedule called Update Multi Instance Property Values.

Create the Null Job and Event​

  1. Create a Null Job called 10-ACCOUNTING.
  • Frequency: Example-Mon-Sun-O
  • Event
    • Send Event On: Job Status
    • Job Status: Finished OK
    • Event Templete: $PROPERTY:SET
      • Property Name: SI.TIME.[[$DATE]].My First Multi Instance Schedule_10-ACCOUNTING
      • Initial Value: 99

Build the Schedule​

  1. Build the Update Multi Instance Property Values Schedule and allow it to run.

Validate the Value Changed​

  1. Open the SAM Log, you should see the $PROPERTY:SET Event change the TIME property from 10 to 99 within My First Multi Instance Schedule_10-ACCOUNTING Schedule. 
Receiving Event $PROPERTY:SET,SI.TIME..My First Multi Instance Schedule_10-Accounting,99.  Received from 4/14/2025:Update Multi Instance Property Values:10-Accounting (Job Status)
Processing Event $PROPERTY:SET,SI.TIME..My First Multi Instance Schedule_10-Accounting,99,smatraining\smauser.  Received from 4/14/2025:Update Multi Instance Property Values:10-Accounting (Job Status)
Property [SI.TIME..My First Multi Instance Schedule_10-Accounting] Changed to [99] by smatraining\smauser
  1. Edit My First Multi Instance Schedule_10-ACCOUNTING Daily Schedule and verify the TIME Schedule Instance Property is now set to 99.
note

You should see where the value for TIME has changed from 10 to 99

Enterprise Manager​

Details
  1. Create a Schedule called Update Multi Instance Property Values.
  2. Create a Null Job called 10-ACCOUNTING.
  • FREQUENCY = MON-FRI-N
  • EVENT = $PROPERTY:SET,SI.TIME.[[$DATE]].My First Multi Instance Schedule_10-ACCOUNTING,99
  1. Build the Update Multi Instance Property Values Schedule and allow it to run.
  2. In the SAM Log, you should see the $PROPERTY:SET Event change the TIME property from 10 to 99 within My First Multi Instance Schedule_10-ACCOUNTING Schedule.
  3. Edit My First Multi Instance Schedule_10-ACCOUNTING Daily Schedule and verify the TIME Schedule Instance Property is now set to 99.