Managing job stream definitions

You can create a job stream, add a run cycle, and add jobs from the Graphical Designer.

About this task

The purpose of the following scenario is to show how to create a job stream in the context of an example.

The scope of the scenario is to create a job stream named “PAYROLL_PROC_24” inside the 2024 folder that monthly creates and uploads payrolls for the year 2024 into the payroll management system. The job stream references the existing calendar monthly_payroll, and runs on the workstation MDM_production.

Procedure

  1. Create a job stream and define general information about it:
    1. From the Design menu, click Graphical Designer page, and then select the engine.
    2. From the Blocks tab, drag a job stream into the workspace.
    3. In the properties panel that appears on the right, in Folder, select 2024.
    4. In Name, type PAYROLL_PROC_24.
    5. In Workstation, select the existing workstation MDM_production.
  2. Add a run cycle to the job stream:
    1. From the workspace in the canvas, select the PAYROLL_PROC_24 job stream.
    2. Click Add triggers, select Add new, and then select Add run cycle from the drop-down menu. A properties panel appears on the right.
    3. In Name, type RC1.
    4. In Rule, select Calendar.
    5. In Calendar, select the existing monthly_payroll calendar.
  3. Add the existing jobs to the job stream:
    1. From the Assets tab, drag the following jobs and drop them into the PAYROLL_PROC_24 job stream:
      • OPERATOR_INTERVENTION
      • DB_BACKUP
      • ABSENCES
      • RESTART_DB
      • RESTART_WAS
      • TEMP_CLEANUP
      • ABSENCES_2

Results

You created a job stream that monthly creates and uploads payrolls for the year 2024 into the payroll management system.