Schedules

The Schedule tab on a Job or Folder is used to set the conditions when a Job will automatically run or the actions that occur after a Job has run. Each condition is called a Schedule Item, and they can include Triggers, Dependencies, Job Status, or Events and Notifications.

Types of Schedule Items

JAMS has four types of Schedule Items that let you schedule Jobs and control their behavior. The Schedule Items are organized using Natural Language to make them task-based. The table below provides an overview of each option.

Schedule Type Item	Description	Schedule Tab Menu
Triggers	Triggers are used to define schedules and submit Jobs based on changes or events in the JAMS environment.	Run this job...
Dependencies	Dependencies let you control when a scheduled Job starts executing based on a prerequisite condition.	This Job depends on a ...
Job Status	Job status let you set a Job to a runaway, short, or stalled status based on its expected runtime.	Set this Job's status to...
Events and Notifications	Events and Notifications are used to respond to executing or completed JAMS Jobs. Events may be configured to send notifications when Jobs fail or complete with any severity.	When an event occurs...

note

These items are similar to using “Elements” within PowerShell cmdlets. Schedule Items and Elements are the same, but programmatically they are Elements.

Folder and Job Schedules

Some Schedule Items are available only at the Job-level. If you want to have a Job run on an interval (Interval or Recurrence Triggers), set these on the specific Job. Folders do not have these Schedule Items.

Schedule Tab

The Schedule tab lists all Schedule Items that have been configured for a Job or Folder. By default, there are two Event Handler Schedule Items specified for the root folder.

The Schedule tab displays the following:

• Enabled – This property specifies if the Schedule Item is active or inactive.
• Description – This property displays a brief summary of the Schedule Item.
• State – This property specifies the state of the Trigger. It can display Fired when the Trigger is satisfied.
• Name – This property displays the name of the Schedule Item.
• Type – This property displays the type of the Schedule Item.
• Category – This property displays the category of the Schedule Item.

Each type of Schedule Item has a heading that corresponds to its menu item. You can expand or collapse this menu.

Adding a Schedule Item

You can add Schedule Items from the ADD menu on the Schedule tab.

See the sections below for more information on each type of Schedule Item.

• Triggers
• Dependencies
• Job Status
• Events

Modifying a Schedule Item

1. Click Jobs from the main menu.

2. In the Folder Navigator, click a Folder.

3. Do one of the following:

   • To set a Folder Schedule Item, click , and then select Properties.
   • To set a Job Schedule Item, click a Job, and then click Properties.

4. Click Properties.

5. Click Schedules.

6. Expand a Schedule Item.

7. Click the row of the Schedule Item you want to change.

8. Click Properties.

9. Modify the properties as needed.

10. Click Save.

Removing a Schedule Item

1. Click Jobs from the main menu.

2. In the Folder Navigator, click a Folder.

3. Do one of the following:

   • To set a Folder Schedule Item, click , and then select Properties.
   • To set a Job Schedule Item, click a Job, and then click Properties.

4. Click Properties.

5. Click Schedules.

6. Expand a Schedule Item.

7. Click the row of the Schedule Item you want to remove.

8. Click DELETE.

9. When prompted to confirm the deletion, click Delete.