What is a job scheduler API?

A job scheduler API is a programming interface that allows developers to automate and control the scheduling of jobs within a software environment. This type of API enables the creation, management and deletion of jobs. Through endpoints exposed by the API, users can specify job details such as job name, runtime and the specific automation schema in the request body. Functions typically include running jobs at predetermined times or in response to specified events, managing job retries and overseeing job execution statuses. Job scheduler APIs are essential in environments like Google Cloud, where managing and scaling numerous tasks efficiently is crucial. Finding the right process automation tool for IT.

What is an API scheduler?

An API scheduler refers to a tool or service that organizes and controls the timing and order of API calls within software applications or between services. It helps to efficiently manage the execution of multiple API requests by scheduling them based on predetermined conditions or dynamic requirements. This tool is especially useful for handling dependencies among tasks and making sure API calls occur at the right moment to maintain system integrity and performance. Features of an API scheduler include webhook and callback setup, permissions handling and authentication with API keys to secure communication through headers. Discover how to rapidly create APIs for reliable end-to-end processes, without custom scripting so your team can achieve more, faster.

What is the API specification of a task scheduler?

The API specification of a task scheduler outlines the technical details and protocol for interacting with the task scheduling service. This specification includes definitions of available endpoints, supported API calls, data structures and...

ActiveBatch IBM Cognos BI Integration

Extend the Capabilities of Today's Common BI Solutions

As data volumes grow and data warehousing processes become increasingly complex, the need for more timely and actionable insight requires improved automation capabilities. To overcome the limited scheduling capabilities found in today’s BI solutions, ActiveBatch Workload Automation supports the scheduling and automation of IBM Cognos.

The ActiveBatch Extension for IBM Cognos BI

With the ActiveBatch Extension for IBM Cognos BI, users can improve their reporting by using ActiveBatch to integrate and automate the processes associated with their data warehousing and BI environments for improved data quality and faster time to insight.

The ActiveBatch Extension for IBM Cognos BI provides production-ready Job Steps for common Cognos jobs and utilities, including:

Automating existing Cognos Jobs
Creating and updating IBM Cognos analytic cubes
Executing reports
Bursting reports
And more...

Enhance Your Scheduling

With Cognos Job Steps, users can leverage ActiveBatch's more advanced scheduling capabilities, including job constraints, a rich event automation framework, SLAs, and alerting and monitoring for the execution of Cognos Jobs.

End-to-End Workflows for Cognos and Non-Cognos Jobs

The ActiveBatch Integrated Jobs Library allows users to build end-to-end workflows that integrate Cognos processes with process types from other BI and data warehousing solutions, including IBM InfoSphere DataStage, Informatica PowerCenter, Netezza, Teradata and SAP BusinessObjects. For example, if you leverage an ETL tool such as DataStage or databases such as SQL Server, Oracle, or Teradata in conjunction with Cognos, you can integrate those processes to upload data into Cognos, build a Cube, run the reports, and distribute them via email to end users- all from within the Integrated Jobs Library.

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