5.0: Job Queue - NAS based Job Scheduler

Waldo

Don't think anyone has mentioned this before (couldn't find it on the forum), so a small anouncement.

In 5.0, Microsoft has brought their Job Scheduler to NAS, called Job Queue. Very little attention, because it is hardly mentioned in the 5.0 documentation, but it's there, and works like a charm!

=D>

Don't know if it's going to be expensive, but I don't expect so...

ara3n

The cool thing about it is that since they've added error catching, it actually tells you the error on the jobs.

If they only modified the posting routines, and adjust cost routine, MRP routine to not open the Dialog window.
I know it's easy to modify them but why haven't they done it?

Waldo

Yes, but to be honest, that already could be solved with the TimerError-event, which also gave the full errormessage.

The nice thing now is that it's more flexible ...

Waldo

Hm,
the fact that they built in a NAS-based-scheduler shows that they actually listen to the NSC's, as this was brought up a couple of times in the past... .

Waldo

What do you mean with "Jobs Server"?

kriki

[Topic moved from Upcoming version NAV 5.1 forum to Navision forum]

Luc_VanDyck

Waldo wrote:

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In 5.0, Microsoft has brought their Job Scheduler to NAS, called Job Queue. Very little attention, because it is hardly mentioned in the 5.0 documentation, but it's there, and works like a charm!
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I can't find a White Paper or documentation about this new General App: Job Queue. Is there some info available outthere?

kine

You do not need that. Just like old Service scheduler, running under NAS and catching and logging errors during runs. You can run Report or Codeunit and define day of week etc. Nothing more... 8)

Luc_VanDyck

I've never used the old Service scheduler :oops:

kine

Ok, you just define the Job (code, name, which object, when, first and last date, day of week etc.) and the scheduler will run the job in given time frame...