Scheduling Batch Definitions

After creating a Batch Definition with the Batch Definition editor page, the Batch is listed among the other Batch Definitions on the Batch Definition page. However, these Batch Definitions are not actually running on the Manager yet. To create a Batch from a Batch Definition, you must first schedule it. This actually instantiates a Batch and inserts it into the Manager’s batch queue.

To schedule a Batch Definition, go to Services > Batch > Batch Definitions, and find the Batch Definition in the list. Select Schedule Batch Definition from the Actions control. This schedules the Batch Definition and opens the Batch Schedule page, displaying the new Batch Entry.

Note that when you schedule a Batch to run at some point in the future, and then you edit or change Batch Definitions, the Batch uses the Batch Definitions as they were defined when the Batch was scheduled, and not the current ones. If you want to change a Batch Definition for a Batch you have scheduled in the future, you must remove the scheduled Batch, change the Batch Definition, and reschedule it.