Job execution
After you create a job using the Spotfire Automation Services Job Builder, you can schedule the job to run periodically from the Automation Services area of the administration interface. Alternatively, you can use the Client Job Sender and Windows Task Scheduler to set up periodic job execution.
For details on using the administration interface, see "Automation Services job scheduling" in the Spotfire Server Installation and Administration help.
To use the Client Job Sender and Windows Task Scheduler, begin by installing the Client Job Sender.
- Installing the Client Job Sender
The Spotfire Automation Services Client Job Sender is installed by copying two files from the Automation Services package. - Authentication options for the Client Job Sender
The Spotfire Automation Services Client Job Sender must be configured for authentication to the Spotfire Server. - Configuring the Client Job Sender
The configuration fileSpotfire.Dxp.Automation.ClientJobSender.exe.config
is a standard XML configuration file. It is used to configure authentication to the Spotfire Server, and the logging and handling of communication with Spotfire Server. - Running the Client Job Sender
The Client Job Sender, which is run on the command line, executes Automation Service jobs. - Scheduling the Client Job Sender
To schedule a job to be executed with the Spotfire Automation Services Client Job Sender, use Windows Task Scheduler - Client Job Sender monitoring
When running Automation Services jobs with the Client Job Sender, the results of the jobs can be found in the log file Spotfire.Dxp.Automation.ClientJobSender.exe.log.
- Installing the Client Job Sender
The Spotfire Automation Services Client Job Sender is installed by copying two files from the Automation Services package. - Authentication options for the Client Job Sender
The Spotfire Automation Services Client Job Sender must be configured for authentication to the Spotfire Server. - Configuring the Client Job Sender
The configuration fileSpotfire.Dxp.Automation.ClientJobSender.exe.config
is a standard XML configuration file. It is used to configure authentication to the Spotfire Server, and the logging and handling of communication with Spotfire Server. - Running the Client Job Sender
The Client Job Sender, which is run on the command line, executes Automation Service jobs. - Scheduling the Client Job Sender
To schedule a job to be executed with the Spotfire Automation Services Client Job Sender, use Windows Task Scheduler - Client Job Sender monitoring
When running Automation Services jobs with the Client Job Sender, the results of the jobs can be found in the log file Spotfire.Dxp.Automation.ClientJobSender.exe.log.