OPEN SOURCE - Job Scheduler - How Tos

The following configuration examples are a collection of solutions for frequently asked configuration questions. All solutions are configured to run in hot folders. Each solution comes in a zip file which can be deployed by unzipping it into the ./config/live folder of the Job Scheduler installation.

Some examples might need minor alterations to their configuration in order to run.

• How can a shell job pass results to other jobs in a job chain?
  This example configures a job chain which consists of 3 sequential shell jobs and shows how to pass parameters between the shell jobs.
  
  
• How can I make a job to retry in case of errors?
  This example configures a job chain which shows how setback can be used to enable multiple retries at a job.
  
  
• How are errors handled in a job chain of shell jobs?
  This example configures a job chain which starts shell jobs and shows what happens if an error occurs in one of the jobs.
  
  
• How can I skip a job chain/part of a job chain on certain conditions?
  This example configures a job chain which is made up of three other job chains. The check_day job shows how to skip the middle job chain (on certain days).
  
  
• How can I send emails from a job?
  This example shows how to send emails from a custom implemented job or just from one standard job in a job chain.
  
  
• How can I configure a job chain on multiple hosts?
  This example configures a job chain which executes the second step on a remote host.
  
  
• How can I run jobs in parallel?
  This example configures a job chain which is split into two parallel job chains and which is synchronized again at a later job.
  
  
• How do I call an Enterprise Java Bean from a Job?
  This example shows how to write a Java job which calls a Session EJB.
  
  
• How do I create a distributed job chain?
  This example configures a job chain for distributed processing (load balancing).
  
  
• How can I communicate (start jobs etc.) with Job Scheduler from my application ?
  This example describes how you can start jobs, add orders to jobchains by your application. Examples are written in PHP
  
  
• How can I trigger a job based on a series of events?
  This example describes how to use the jobs and scripts provided for event handling.
  
  
• How can I define parameters at one place and reference them?
  This example configures a job chain with jobs that use a special monitor to read parameters from job chain parameter files. The parameters in these files can reference other (global) parameters.