Search Knowledge Base by Keyword

Cron Jobs

< Back

ReadyWorks provides the ability to schedule cron jobs to automate the execution of various ReadyWorks tasks (e.g. backup, sending of T-Comms, data synchronization, inbound and outbound jobs, etc.). The Cron Jobs tab on the Options page provides the ability to manage cron jobs.

Available operations:

  • Create new cron jobs by clicking on the New Cron Job button
  • View a list of cron jobs scheduled in ReadyWorks
    • Columns available
      • Name – Name of the cron job
      • Description – Description of the cron job
      • Type – Type of the cron job
        • Filter by Classic, Mapping
      • Status – Whether the cron job is enabled or disabled
        • Filter by Enabled, Disabled
      • Schedule – Frequency the cron job will run (Weekly, Daily, Hourly, or after ETL5 Job)
        • Filter by Weekly, Daily, Hourly
      • Order – Order the cron job will run at the designated frequency
      • Script Name – Path and name of the cron job script (PHP or SH)
  • Edit cron jobs by selecting a cron job (row) and clicking the Edit Cron Job button on the toolbar
  • Run cron jobs by selecting a cron job (row) and clicking the Run Cron Job button on the toolbar
  • Delete cron jobs by selecting a cron job (row) and clicking the Delete Cron Job button on the toolbar
  • You can also change the number of visible rows in the table, set column visibility, export to CSV or Excel, refresh the table, and search for text

NOTE: Detailed description of some of the cron jobs available in ReadyWorks are outlined in Available Cron Jobs. Instructions to configure the daily, hourly, and weekly tasks are outlined in Task Scheduler.