This procedure describes how to schedule a cyclic Job/SMART Folder which enables you to rerun a Job/SMART Folder for an additional execution. The Job/SMART Folder reruns when the first run has completed, and when the defined cyclic criteria are met.
NOTE: To enable the cyclic SMART Folders option, you must have full User Views set in User preferences.
To schedule a cyclic Job/SMART Folder:
Select the Job/SMART Folder you want to schedule in the Workspace.
The Job/SMART Folder properties pane appears on the right.
Click .
The Job/SMART Folder properties are enabled for definition.
Select the Scheduling tab.
The Scheduling parameters appear.
In the Rerun settings area, click the Cyclic button to enable it.
From the Rerun drop-down list select one of the following:
Interval: Separates Job runs by a specific interval. In the Every field, specify the interval time, and From Job's drop-down list, select whether the cycle should be measured from Start, End or Target (scheduling) time of the current instance.
Using interval sequence: Separates Job runs according to the specific sequence of intervals. You can add your interval sequences, and the count between each interval. The Job runs at the time designated according to the time interval sequences specified. In the From Job's drop-down list, select whether the cycle should be measured from Start, End or Target (scheduling) time of the current instance.
At specific times: Runs Jobs according to the specified Job start times. Enter specific times for the Job runs and select a lateness tolerance. If the Job being executed runs over the proceeding Job’s specified time, the proceeding Job’s execution time window is extended to the number of minutes set in the Tolerance field. For example, if the Tolerance field is set to 15 minutes, the proceeding Job can still be executed 0-15 minutes after the specified time. If the tolerance time interval has passed, the proceeding Job will not be performed. For z/OS, you can add the days offset.
In the Maximum reruns fields, specify the maximum number of reruns that can performed for the Job. The Job is rerun after the rerun interval times are met.
NOTE: When a cyclic Folder runs, conditions that are set between Jobs are cleared right before the Folder runs to maintain the Jobs' original dependencies. If the conditions are not cleared, the next time the Jobs run they won’t have any dependencies, and the Jobs will run in parallel. The following list describes the scenarios for conditions that are cleared and conditions that are not cleared:
Conditions are cleared between Jobs within the SMART Folder right before the Folder runs
Conditions are cleared when a condition used by both a Job within the SMART Folder and a Job outside the Folder
Conditions are not cleared if there is a dependency to a Job from outside the SMART Folder
Conditions are not cleared automatically when created through the On-Do Actions
Conditions are not cleared between cyclic SMART Folders
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