what are 'on-demand' scheduled jobs and how to trigger them ? Please give an example if possible........

rm3 · ‎08-07-2019

Hi all, can anyone just clarify about 'on demand' scheduled jobs. All other options in the 'Run' field are clear except for this one option. I just wanted to know how this on demand scheduled jobs work and how they are triggered. Can they be triggered from some other places like business rules or script include?

Munender Singh · ‎08-07-2019

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Hope this use case would clarify your doubt,

Suppose your client want you to update the phone no and address of all users and he provided a spreadsheet where all details are in.

Now you will import the spreadhseet and then,create a scheduled job 'on demand' (as it is once in a while) and ran it and it would update the user records.

Now,after 6 months client came up with new spreadsheet and ask you to make the changes.So,you can use same import set and same on demand schedule djob to update user records.

Regards,

Munender

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ggg · ‎08-07-2019

The OnDemand is if you want to just run the job "on demand", i.e., you click the button and it runs.

rm3 · ‎08-07-2019

Thanks for ur reply. But the thing is you get the 'execute button ' once u save the form. You can click on this button to see the results immediately instead of waiting for the scheduled time(say weeks or months).

Execute now button appears for all the other 'Run' field options also, it is not just limited to ' on demand ' scheduled job..

Can u plz clarify further.....

Elijah Aromola · ‎08-07-2019

This is for manual execution. After you save it, you click "Execute Now" in the top right and it runs.

Please mark this as correct/helpful if this answered your question!

rm3 · ‎08-07-2019

Thanks for ur reply. But the thing is you get the 'execute button ' once u save the form. You can click on this button to see the results immediately instead of waiting for the scheduled time(say weeks or months).

Execute now button appears for all the other 'Run' field options also (i.e once,weekly ,monthly etc) it is not just limited to ' on demand ' scheduled job..

Can u plz clarify further.....