Scheduling Definition for Group Entities

Scheduling Definition for Group Entities

A Group Entity must be defined for each Group scheduling table before the
job scheduling definitions in the table can be defined.
A skeletal scheduling definition for a Group Entity is automatically displayed
when creating a Group scheduling table.

The scheduling definition for a Group Entity can also be entered directly
from the Entry Panel or from the Job List screen.
The job scheduling definition for Group Entities varies somewhat from the
job scheduling definition for jobs.

The parameters of the Group Entity are used to define basic scheduling
criteria, runtime scheduling criteria, and post-processing actions to be
performed, for the jobs in the group.


During New Day processing, if at least one set of basic scheduling criteria in
the Group Entity is satisfied, a copy of the Group Entity is placed in the
Active Jobs file, and the jobs in the Group Entity become eligible for
scheduling.

The final status of the Group Entity job order is assigned after all scheduled
jobs in the table have been terminated. This Group Entity status is
determined by the execution results of those jobs:
• If all the scheduled jobs in the table ended OK, the Group Entity is
assigned an end status of OK.
• If at least one scheduled job in the table did not end OK, the Group
Entity is assigned an end status of NOTOK.

The performance of post-processing actions defined in the Group Entity is
directly affected by the end status of the Group Entity.


The Group Entity scheduling definition supports the same commands and
PFKey conventions as any job scheduling definition