Defining Scheduling Status Modifier Jobs

Schedule status and booking subtype information can be updated based on existing booking subtypes, schedule status, and the elapsed time from creation.

Before you begin

Schedule Job Agent must be open.

Procedure

  1. Select a job from the grid.
    The scheduled job record settings are shown in the Job Schedule frame.
  2. Confirm the Agent Name PassScheduleAgent is defined for the job schedule.
    The selected agent determines the options that are available in the Job Type field.
  3. Click Job Data.
    The Job Data dialog box appears.
  4. Define the schedule type and date information:
    1. In the SchType field, click a schedule type:
      Live or Template.
    2. Optional: In the Schedule list, if setting parameters for a single date or week day, specify a date or day. If the job parameters should apply to all dates or days that the job runs, leave this field set to N/A.
    3. In the Offset field, type the offset from the present date.
      Typing 0 will run the job today. Typing 1 runs the job on the next day’s schedule.

      Using Offset allows you to always run the job for days in the future.

  5. In the Job Type field, select Scheduling Status Modifier. If no Job Types are available, confirm that an Agent Name has been selected in the Job Schedule frame of the Schedule Job Agent dialog box.
  6. Click New.
    The New Batch dialog box appears.
    The New Batch dialog box with the Setup tab open. No options are selected.
  7. Type the Batch Name for the job step.
  8. In the Search for bookings with following criteria section, do the following:
    1. Select the Booking SubTypes to be updated when the job runs.
    2. Select the Schedule Status to be updated when the job runs:
    3. Type an Elapsed Time from Creation in minutes for the bookings to batch.
      The job does not consider bookings created before this elapsed time.
  9. In the Update booking information to section, do the following.
    1. Select the Booking SubType to which the selected bookings should have after the job is run.
    2. Select the Schedule Status to which the selected bookings should have after the job is run.
  10. Click OK.
  11. Click OK.
    The Job Data dialog box closes.
  12. Click Save.