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Special Topics Exercise 4

Exercise 4: Frequency Based Features​

Objective​

To use Advanced Frequency setting.

Summary​

To utilize Advanced Frequency setting to customize the builds of multiple jobs in the same schedule.

Instructions​

Create the Schedule​

  1. Create a Schedule named Frequency Features.

Create the Jobs​

  1. Create 4 Windows Jobs with the following settings:
  • Command Line for all jobs: timeout /t 10
  • Job 1
    • Frequency: Runs on EOM
  • Job 2
    • Frequency: Runs Daily
    • Dependency: Frequency related Required Dependency to Job 1.
    • Event: Frequency-based Event that will trigger a $JOB:SKIP event to skip Job 3 at EOM when this job Finishes OK
  • Job 3
    • Frequency: Runs Daily
    • Dependency: Dependent on Job 2
  • Job 4
    • Frequency: Runs Daily
    • Dependency 1: * EXCEPT at EOM when the job must run between 7:00 am and 10:00 am OR 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm.
    • Dependency 2: Every other day the job can run between 4:30 am and 10:00 am OR 6:00 pm and 9:30 pm.

Build the Schedule​

  1. Build the Schedule multiple times
  • Once for a normal day
  • Once at end of month.
  1. Force the Schedules to run and verify the results.
note
  • Verify that Job 4 in both daily instances is waiting if it is outside of the run times.
  • Verify in the EOM Schedule, that Job 2 is NOT dependent on Job 1 and that Job 3 is SKIPPED.