How to setup Automated Processing Jobs in Agility

The Automated Processing tool, also known as Auto Processing, allows you to run routine Agility processes automatically without user intervention. The example we will use will be to setup your reorder calculations to be run each month.

Setting Up Jobs

Go to System Administration > Restricted Processing > Automated Processing > Queue Maintenance.

Click the New Job icon. In Job name, type in Reorder Calculations Forward. Type in the Job description.

Click the Add Task button.

Under Task Category, choose Update Process. The Process Type will be Reorder Calculations. Under the Process Name, click the magnifying glass to open the saved Reorder Calculations you just set up. Choose the first Forward Calculation that was set up and click OK. Verify the processing branch is correct and click OK.

When finished, click the Save Job button.

Setting up a Queue

Click on the Queue tab. Click on the Create Queue tab. In the Queue Name, type in Reorder Calculations Forward. For Frequency, choose Monthly. IN the Interval, choose Last day of calendar month. your Daily interval will be Once daily. Set the Start time sometime after the end of business. Start time is in military time, so 6 pm would actually be 18:00. Click Add Job and choose your Job of Reorder Calculations Forward. When finished, click the Save Queue button. 

Agility will run the jobs automatically at the times specified.

Listed below are tasks that can be run via automated processing: