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The information contained in this section applies to IBM WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 and Feautre Pack 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.
Administering
Overview of administering a WebSphere Commerce site
In WebSphere Commerce the person who performs administrative tasks is called a Site Administrator. The Site Administrator installs, configures, and maintains WebSphere Commerce and the associated software and hardware. The administrator responds to system warnings, alerts, and errors, and diagnoses and resolves system problems. Typically, this person controls access and authorization (creating and assigning members to the appropriate role), manages the Web site, monitors performance, and manages load balancing tasks. The Site Administrator might be responsible for establishing and maintaining several server configurations for different stages of development such as testing, staging, and production. The Site Administrator also handles critical system backups and resolves performance problems.
Administration Console
Site Administrators use the Administration Console to control a site or store by completing administrative operations and configuration tasks such as publishing stores, refreshing the registry, and scheduling jobs. You can access the Administration Console at a site-level, or for a particular store.
Scheduler
The Scheduler is a background server that schedules and launches jobs, both at the site and store levels. From the Configuration menu of the Administration Console, the scheduler allows Site Administrators to schedule and configure jobs.
Jobs
A job is a WebSphere Commerce command that is scheduled to run on behalf of a site or store at a specified time or interval. There are three types of jobs.
Scheduling a site-level job
Use the Administration Console to schedule a job on the site level.
Setting up the scheduler to process subscriptions and recurring orders
The SubscriptionSchedulerCmd job processes subscriptions and recurring orders. In this task you create a new job to monitor all active subscriptions and recurring orders to process their child orders on an hourly basis.

Setting up the scheduler to process subscriptions and recurring orders

The SubscriptionSchedulerCmd job processes subscriptions and recurring orders. In this task you create a new job to monitor all active subscriptions and recurring orders to process their child orders on an hourly basis.

Procedure

Open the Administration Console.
From the Administration Console Site/Store Selection page, select the Site radio button and click OK.
On the Site Administration Console screen, click on Configuration > Scheduler to setup the Subscription Scheduler. Click on the New button.
From the Job command list, select SubscriptionSchedulerCmd

Complete the following fields:

Option	Description
Job command	Select `SubscriptionSchedulerCmd`. This job command will monitor active subscriptions and recurring orders to create the child orders when they are ready
Start Date	Enter the current date
Start time	Enter a time you want to start the job for the first time
Schedule Interval	Enter a value in seconds for how frequently you want the job to repeat. `36000` is recommended
Scheduler policy	Select `Run only once`
Job priority	Enter `10` to indicate that the job is high priority

Click OK. Your job is listed on the Scheduler Status Display page and will run at the specified start time.