Job Schedule Configuration

View Existing Job Schedule Configuration

1. Click the Usage switch (Usage/Account toggle) in the navigation pane.
2. Click the Scheduling option in the navigation panel to expand the Job Schedule framework sub-menu.
3. Click the Config option in the navigation panel.
4. This fetches the existing job schedule configuration for the client.

The following screenshot illustrates this:

View Specific Job Schedule Configuration

1. Navigate using “To view existing processing streams for usage”. This displays the list of configured usage processing streams.
2. Select and click the ID link. This opens the drawer to view and modify the data.

Add a New Job Schedule Configuration

1. Navigate using “To view existing job schedule configurations”.
2. Click the Add button at the top-right corner of the activity pane. This opens a drawer to add the new job schedule configuration. Enter the data as follows:
   1. Enter the Name (mandatory) for the job schedule configuration. This name must be unique for the client across all job schedule configurations.
   2. Enter the Description (optional) to describe the job schedule for reference.
   3. Select the Frequency (mandatory) from the drop-down list. Options include:
      1. DAILY—Only one end-of-day job schedule allowed.
      2. SCHEDULED—Multiple job schedules can run at their scheduled times.
   4. Enter the scheduled time (optional) for job execution in ‘HH:MM:SS’. You can type the value or use the drop-down to select Hour, Minute, and Second. This can be set manually to midnight or later.
   5. Optionally, enter an exception window during which the job schedule will not execute. This manages paused or delayed executions.
   6. Enter the Exception Start Time (optional) for the exception window start in ‘HH:MM:SS’. You can type or select values.
   7. Enter the Exception End Time (optional) for the exception window end in ‘HH:MM:SS’. You can type or select values.
   8. Click the Add button to add jobs to the schedule. This adds a row to the table.
      1. Select a job from the drop-down to add it to the schedule.
   9. Repeat step 2.f to add more jobs.
   10. After adding all jobs, reorder them by dragging the Sequence icon on the left of each row.
3. Click the SAVE button at the drawer's bottom right to save the configuration via the backend API.
4. Click the CANCEL button at the drawer's bottom right to cancel and return to the main activity pane. 

Modify Existing Job Schedule Configuration

Follow these steps to modify an existing job schedule configuration:

1. Navigate using “To view existing job schedule configuration”.
2. Click the Id link highlighted in Aria Blue to open the drawer for modifying the configuration.
3. Modify attributes inline as needed (the Name field is not editable).
4. Alternatively,
   1. Use the Sequencing icon to reorder jobs logically.
   2. Delete a job by clicking the delete icon on the row's right side.
5. Click the SAVE button at the drawer's bottom right to save changes via the backend API.
6. Click the CANCEL button at the drawer's bottom right to cancel and return to the main activity pane.

Typical Job-Schedule Sequence 

A typical daily job schedule should include the jobs in this order:

1. Bill Time Usage Rating (2nd pass of the 2-pass rating)
2. Sync Transactions (to synchronize pending or errored monetized transactions back to core Aria)
3. Billing (to grant allowances and set accumulators for the next cycle)

This is shown in the following screenshot: