I am trying to schedule a Job in Autosys and I would like this job to run once a month. Say, 5th day of every month. Could you please help how we can configure this in Autosys?
I did some research and came to know that we need to create a calendar in Autosys. Could someone please help how we can create and configure such a calendar in autosys?
Answer
There are a few ways to create a calendar with tools provided with Autosys. The commands to launch the tools are autocal (which is a graphical editor) and autocal_asc (which is a text-based editor). The executables are available in the Autosys root user directory (e.g. /etc/autosys). I would recommend using the graphical interface, since it gives some options which will make it easier on you.
Once the utility is running, you should be able to create a new calendar (File > New). Give it a name (e.g. 5thOfTheMonth), and choose Edit > Apply Rule. Here you can configure the day(s) of the month you wish to run the job on, and many other options.
Once the calendar is created and saved, you can tie a job to it using the run_calendar JIL command (run_calendar: 5thOfTheMonth) or specifying the calendar in the Job Definition > Date/Time Options graphical interface.