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Prerequisites

Context

You use the Tasks tab page of SAP NetWeaver Scheduler for Java to create scheduler tasks as well as to view details about existing scheduler tasks.

You create a scheduler task to set start conditions for a job definition. Instances of the job definition, or jobs, execute when the specified start conditions are fulfilled.

For more information, see Scheduler Job Start Conditions .

In the SAP NetWeaver Scheduler for Java , you can set time-based start conditions for recurring and cron execution of jobs. You can set multiple recurring and cron start conditions for a job definition for the same scheduler task.

Procedure

  1. From the Navigation pane on the left, choose Tasks .
  2. Choose Add .

    The Add Task wizard opens at step Select Job . The table below guides you through the steps of the wizard.

    Step Number

    Step Name

    Procedure

    1

    Select Job

    1. From the list of available job definitions, choose the job definition for which you want to create a scheduler task.

    2. Choose Next.

    2

    Set Task Properties

    1. On the Details tab page, proceed as follows:

      1. Enter a name and a free-text description of the task.

      2. In the Retention Period box, enter a value. For more information about the possible values and their meaning, see the retention-period entry in job-definition.dtd .

        For more information, see job-definition.dtd .

    2. If the job definition has job parameters that provide input for the jobs, on the Parameters tab page, enter values for the parameters.

      For more information, see Job Definition .

    3. Choose Next

    3

    Set Task Properties Set Execution Time

    Set start conditions for the jobs. You can set any of the following types of time-based start conditions:
  3. Choose Finish .

Results

The scheduler task is created. To see the entry for the task, choose Tasks from the navigation pane on the left.