Scheduler

Learn about Scheduler functionality supported in IBM webMethods Integration.

About Scheduler

The Scheduler functionality lets you automate the running of services according to the predefined schedules. You can set the timing when the services should run for example: Once and Recurring.
- Once: Executes the service immediately or at a specific date and time.
- Recurring: Configures a repeating execution pattern based on defined frequencies (Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly).
You can customize recurrence patterns by specifying detailed frequency options for daily, weekly, or monthly schedules.

See more information on how to define a schedule for the flow service.

To access the scheduler feature go to the Events page and expand the Scheduler option to see the consolidated listing of all the existing scheduled services. This unified view within a specific project, lets you manage multiple schedules simultaneously.

Note
In 11.0.10 release, the functionality is supported only for flow services.

The columnar listing shows the following information:

Services: Lists the various flow services that are scheduled to run on a specified time.

Status: Displays the Active and Suspended status of a schedule through the toggle button.
- Active status specifies that the service will run as per the scheduled time.
- Suspended status specifies that the service schedule is currently on hold and user has to activate the schedule for the service to resume execution.

Frequency: Specifies the time when a service is scheduled to occur.

Next schedule: Specifies the date and time of the upcoming scheduled run for a service. In certain cases, the Next Schedule may display as a dash (–), signifying either that the frequency is set to once or that the maximum configured duration for the schedule has elapsed according to its configuration.

Actions: Show the options for managing a configured schedule.

Use the filter option Select services to select one or more services to view the schedule(s). You can also filter the listing on the page to show all the active schedules by using the toggle option Show Active only. After selecting a filter option, click Apply to confirm. To clear the filter selection, click Reset.

Manage Schedules

You can suspend, resume and delete a service’s schedule from the scheduler listing in the Events > Scheduler section or through the flow editor for the flow service.

Schedule Suspension

Use the toggle option next to each service in the Status column for suspending the schedules for any service. To suspend multiple schedules, select the services using the checkboxes next to each service and click Suspend all option in the top panel. Use the Clear option in the top panel to clear the selection made using the checkboxes.

Note
Once a schedule is suspended, it also appears suspended in the flow service within the flow editor.

The following message appears, click Suspend to confirm suspending the schedule.

Resuming the Schedules

Use the toggle option next to each service in the Status column for resuming the suspended schedules for any service. To resume multiple schedules, select the services using the checkboxes next to each service and click Activate all option in the top panel.

The following message appears, click Resume to confirm activating the schedule.

Schedule Deletion

Use the Delete option in the Actions column of the scheduler listing to permanently remove the configured schedules for a particular service when they are no longer needed. To delete multiple schedules simultaneously, select the services using the checkboxes next to each service and click the Delete option in the top panel. Use the Clear option in the top panel to clear the selection made using the checkboxes.

Note
Once a schedule is deleted, it no longer appears in the flow service within the flow editor.

The following message appears, click Delete to confirm deletion of the schedule.