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

  1. Open Management Center Tools and from the hamburger menu, click System Administration > Scheduler.
  2. HCL Commerce Version 9.1.16.0 or later Open Management Center tools and from the left navigation menu, click Administration > System Administration > Scheduler.
  3. From the Scheduler home page, click Command name.
  4. From the Job command list, select SubscriptionSchedulerCmd
  5. Complete the following fields:
    OptionDescription
    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
  6. Click Save. Your job is listed on the Scheduler Status Display page and will run at the specified start time.