Scheduler Comparison |
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Unix/ |
24x7 Scheduler |
24x7 Scheduler |
| Modern style GUI interface |  |
(none or primitive) | (excellent GUI) |
(excellent GUI) |
| Shell command line interface | |
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| "Quick-start" job templates (from simple program runs to complicated file and database replications) | (100+ templates) |
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| SQL jobs using direct database interfaces (run SQL batches, stored procedures, packages, etc...) | |
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| Job Automation Language jobs, including built-in file functions, FTP, SQL, HTTP, MAPI, RAS, SMTP, Lotus Notes, Telnet and more... | (Windows platforms) |
1st-2nd Qtr 2007 (Windows platforms) |
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| Cross-platform JavaScript jobs with extensions, including built-in file functions, process management, FTP, SMTP, and more... | |
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| Built-in batch/shell script jobs supporting code security and auto-deployment features. | |
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| VB Script jobs with extensions, including built-in file functions, process management, FTP, SMTP, and more... | (only external) |
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| Powerful script editor with syntax highlighting and a buil-in debugger | (SQL, JAL & VBS) |
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| Run as a service | |
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| Run as a standalone graphical application | |
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| Run as a console mode application | |
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| Can run jobs on different platforms | (using agents) |
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| Fail-over mode to ensure high-availability without interrupting of job processing (single/multi computer configurations supported) | |
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| Jobs triggers: 1. Time-based (schedule) |
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| 2. File-watch (new or changed files) | |
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| 3. Process watch (start/end of a process) | |
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| 4. Email-watch (new email) | |
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5. System-watch (User "idle"; log-off; System shutdown) |
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6. User-defined triggers using event polling methods (database-watches, process-watches, window-watches, etc..) |
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| Advanced job calendaring | |
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| Job can be triggered on certain business days with holiday exception logic built-in (example: 2nd workday of every month) | |
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| Job dependencies support (Graphical job dependencies editor included) | |
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| Job monitoring | |
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| Built-in reports (support for real-time Web reports included) | |
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| Local jobs | |
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| Remote jobs: Powerful distributed job processing architecture |
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| Advanced job queuing with priorities and execution dependencies | |
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| Asynchronous execution | |
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| Synchronous execution (run job sequentially) | |
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| Send keystrokes to programs | |
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| Jobs can have parametric file and time definitions (for example: data file name can be the same as last business day of month - 052997.dat and this job can be executed on first business day of month) | |
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| Automatic notification based on job execution progress and errors | ( Email, pager, network popup, files, SNMP traps, database commands) |
( Email, files, SNMP traps, database commands) |
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| Complete job auditing and logging (integrated log for both local and remote jobs; support for real-time Web reports included) |
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| Job execution statistics | |
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| Client-server architecture (remote job scheduling and management) | |
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| Web-based interface for job scheduling, management and monitoring | |
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| Monitoring and reporting via Internet (HTML real-time reports) | |
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| API for job scheduling and management from external programs | |
(4 APIs: command line; OLE/COM; DDE, Java) |
(3 APIs: command line; OLE/COM; Java) |
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