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Mass functions: the jobs every module runs over many records at once, the run books that order them, and what each run actually touched. A job that takes longer than anybody will wait runs in the background, and one nobody should have to be awake for runs on a schedule.
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WorkspaceBatch ConsoleThe job library for every module, with a rehearsal that shows which records a job would touch before it touches them.OpenRecordsJob DefinitionsWhat each job selects, what it does to what it selects, and whether it is safe to run twice.OpenRecordsJob SetsA run book: several jobs in the order somebody would run them by hand, and what to do when one of them fails.OpenRecordsSet StepsThe order of a run book, and which steps may fail without stopping it.OpenRecordsJob SchedulesWhen each job runs without anybody starting it. Every one of these fires in the background as the person who created it, so it may take as long as it takes — which is the point for a large file read off a drive, or a folder somebody drops one into every morning. "State" says whether it is waiting, running, overdue or paused; overdue for long means the API is not running the scheduler.OpenViewJob RunsEvery run that has happened, what it selected, and what it did to each record. A run cannot be deleted — that is the point of keeping it.OpenViewSet RunsA run book executed end to end, including where it stopped.Open
Columns, fields and actions
| Screen | Kind | What it is | Columns | Fields | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batch Console | Workspace | The job library for every module, with a rehearsal that shows which records a job would touch before it touches them. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Job Definitions | List | What each job selects, what it does to what it selects, and whether it is safe to run twice. | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| Job Sets | List | A run book: several jobs in the order somebody would run them by hand, and what to do when one of them fails. | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Set Steps | List | The order of a run book, and which steps may fail without stopping it. | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Job Schedules | List | When each job runs without anybody starting it. Every one of these fires in the background as the person who created it, so it may take as long as it takes — which is the point for a large file read off a drive, or a folder somebody drops one into every morning. "State" says whether it is waiting, running, overdue or paused; overdue for long means the API is not running the scheduler. | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Job Runs | Read-only list | Every run that has happened, what it selected, and what it did to each record. A run cannot be deleted — that is the point of keeping it. | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Set Runs | Read-only list | A run book executed end to end, including where it stopped. | 8 | 0 | 0 |