Creating a Job Scheduler rule

To perform tasks and jobs that are configured to run on a periodic basis, such as bulk processing or system cleanup jobs, create a Job Scheduler rule.

  1. In Dev Studio, click Create > SysAdmin > Job Scheduler.
  2. Add a label and a ruleset to your Job Scheduler rule.
  3. Click Create and open.
  4. Configure the Job Scheduler to run on specific node types by performing the following actions:
    1. Click the Gear icon.
    2. Select the check boxes next to the node types that you want to associate with the Job Scheduler rule.
    3. Click Submit.
  5. In the Runs on drop-down list, configure the Job Scheduler rule to run on one or all nodes by selecting one of the following options:
    • To run the job scheduler on all nodes in a cluster, click All associated nodes.
    • To run the job scheduler on only one node in a cluster, click Any one associated node.
    If you configure the Job Scheduler to run on any node, the node is chosen automatically.
  6. In the Schedule drop-down list, click the schedule for the Job Scheduler rule and provide additional details, such as a start time.
  7. In the Context drop-down list, click the context for the activity resolution by performing one of the following actions:
    • If you want to resolve the activity in a specific context, select Specify access group, and then provide the access group.

      Make sure the access group that you specify has the access to the class andactivity that you specify in the following steps.

    • If you want to resolve the activity in the context specified in the ASYNCPROCESSOR requestor type, for example use the same context for the job scheduler and activityresolution, select Use ASYNCPROCESSOR requestor type.

      For more information, see AsyncProcessor requestor type.

  8. In the Class field, enter a class for the Job Scheduler rule.
    The class that you provide must contain the activity that you want the Job Scheduler rule to resolve.
  9. In the Activity field, enter an activity that you want the Job Scheduler rule to resolve.
  10. Click Save.