Using the Client Job Sender to schedule jobs
You can use the Client Job Sender and Windows Task Scheduler to run Automation Services jobs and schedule them to run periodically.
Note: Use of the Client Job Sender is not supported when running on Linux.
- 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.
Parent topic: Job execution and scheduling
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