12.1. Scheduler Overview
The main functionality of any enterprise scheduling system is the ability to schedule tasks to execute at a specific date and time. These can be recurring tasks that run at preset intervals or one-time tasks set to execute immediately or at some point in the future.
To achieve this functionality, the Scheduler uses several distinct components to specify scheduled tasks:
Jobs A job instructs the Scheduler to run a specific program at a specific time on a specific date.
Programs A program contains the code (or a reference to the code) that needs to be run to accomplish a task. It can also contain parameters that should be passed to the program at runtime. A program can be stored as an independent object that can be referenced ...
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