Scheduling a WebSphere Application Server batch job

You can schedule jobs for batch processing to routinely run jobs, such as adding data to the Program Effectiveness data mart, running data import, or running SPSS jobs.

About this task

Important: The Counter Fraud batch jobs are long running, memory intensive processes. For best results, schedule the jobs to run when no users are logged in to the Counter Fraud system.

Procedure

To schedule a batch job:

  1. Enter the following URL to log in to the Job Management Console:
    https://localhost:9443/jmc

    localhost is the host server for the ICFM application.

  2. Log in as an administrative user, such as wasmgr or a member of the lradmin role.
  3. Click Create a schedule.
  4. Enter a name for the schedule.
  5. Set a start date.
  6. Set a start time.
  7. Select an interval for the job to run.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Select the Job Repository option.
  10. Click Browse and select a Counter Fraud batch job from the list. Click Select. The available IBM® Counter Fraud Management batch jobs are as follows:
    Table 1. Standard ICFM Batch Jobs
    Job Repository Name Description
    CF_Batch_Data_Mart_PopulateJob Data mart population job
    CF_Batch_SPSS_Job_Runner Long running SPSS jobs that perform intensive calculations and analytics
    CF_Batch_Entity_Resolution_Job Entity resolution batch job
    MPF_Daily_Schedule_servername Daily batch job that is scheduled to start at midnight the next day after the Medical Provider Fraud content pack is deployed. It runs every day.
    MPF_Monthly_Schedule_servername Monthly batch job that is scheduled to start at 2 am on the first of the next month after the Medical Provider Fraud content pack is deployed. It runs every month.
    MPF_PE_Schedule_servername Weekly batch job that is scheduled on Sunday at 4 pm. This batch job loads select model results into the data repository for the Pattern Explorer page. The Pattern Explorer page does not display any information if this job has not at least gone through one schedule cycle with data or unless the MPF_Sample_PE_Load_Batch_Job_servername has run once.
    MPF_Sample_Batch_Job_servername A sample batch job that is not run on a schedule. Instead, you can run the sample batch job as needed to generate daily, weekly, and monthly statistics based on the data that exists when you submit the job.
    MPF_Sample_PE_Load_Batch_Job_servername A sample batch job that is not run on a schedule. Instead, you can run the sample batch job as needed. This batch job loads select model results into the data repository for the Pattern Explorer page. The Pattern Explorer page does not display any information if this job has not at least gone through one schedule cycle with data or unless the MPF_Sample_PE_Load_Batch_Job_servername has run once.
    MPF_Weekly_Schedule_servername Weekly batch job that is scheduled to start at 1 am on the next Sunday of the week after the Medical Provider Fraud content pack is deployed. It runs every week.
  11. Click Next.
  12. Enter your configuration properties into the Configuration dialog box. For example, enter the custom JSON for the batch job.
  13. Click Next.
  14. Review the details of the scheduled batch job, and click Finish.
  15. Optional: Click View Schedules to see the status of scheduled jobs or to edit an existing schedule.