SAP BTP Jobs: Schedulers

Automic Automation SAP BTP Scheduler jobs allow you to schedule and monitor jobs for any of the service instances that exist on the SAP BTP Cockpit and are bound to an application.

This page includes the following:

On the Scheduler Job page, you define the parameters relevant to start the job on the SAP BTP system.

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• Connection

  Select the SAP BTP Connection object containing the relevant information to connect to the SAP BTP system.

  To search for a Connection object, start typing its name to limit the list of the objects that match your input.

• Job Id

  Enter the Job Id of the job to be scheduled, select it from the dropdown list.

• Description

  (Optional) The description of the job to be scheduled.

• Payload Data Type

  User either JSON or file path for the file that contains JSON

  • NONE (default)

    No JSON will be provided.

  • JSON

    Use the JSON field to enter the JSON payload parameters you want to pass on in JSON format. Ensure you define the parameters required in your SAP BTP environment such as the Scheduler job you want to start, the configuration parameters you want to pass while starting the job etc. For more information and examples of the JSON definition, see Defining the JSON.

  For a detailed description of all SAP BTP parameters, see the SAP BTP Rest API documentation at https://help.sap.com/docs/job-scheduling/sap-job-scheduling-service/create-job-schedule.

  For details about the SAP BTP documentation, see https://help.sap.com/docs/btp.

  • File Path

    Use the JSON File Path field to define the path to the JSON file containing the attributes that you want to pass to the application. Make sure that the file is available on the Agent machine (host).

This section gives you examples of how you could define the JSON field when defining a Scheduler Job. You have different options available.

Simple JSON Definition

The first option to define the JSON field is a simple payload definition. To do so, make sure you define the parameters required to define the job, such as the source, name or execution type.

Using Variables

You can also use variables in the payload definition.

Example

In the JSON field, enter the following:

&JSON#

If the variable still needs to be defined, you must define it now. You do so on the Variables page of the Scheduler Job definition:

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When you execute the Job, the variable will be replaced with the value you have just defined. This is visible in the Agent log (PLOG); see Monitoring SAP BTP Jobs.

SAP BTP Scheduler Job in a Workflow

You can also use the JSON field if you want to include a Scheduler Job in a Workflow and use Automation Engine variables in it.

Example

A Workflow includes a Script object (SCRI) with the variable definition for the JSON parameters and a Scheduler Job that includes the JSON variable:

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When the Job is executed, the variable will be replaced with the value you have just defined. This is visible in the Activation report (ACT), see Monitoring SAP BTP Jobs.

Example

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• Defining RA/ Integration Reports Properties

• Defining Common Job Properties

• Automic Automation / SAP BTP Agent Integration