See the following scenario depicting how to control report distribution using events.
The Adaptive Job Server provides important services that dynamically adjusts its resources based on the current system load. Administrators need to ensure that server status is Running and Enabled after performing common management task such as configuring a destination to send your report to or creating event dependencies to control when reports are processed.
Let’s go over an overview of configurable services, running a schedule and reference server properties.
The following table describes each of the services in the Adaptive Job server.
| Service | Service Category | Service Description |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication Update Scheduling Service | Core Services | Gives synchronization of updates for third party security plug-ins. |
| Crystal Reports 2020 Scheduling Service | Crystal Reports Services | Processes Crystal Reports 2020 reports. |
| Crystal Reports Scheduling Service | Crystal Reports Services | Processes Crystal Reports for Enterprise reports. |
| Destination Delivery Scheduling Service | Core Services | After a job is completed, it publishes the results to a given output location, such as the file system, FTP, e-mail, or a user inbox. |
| Promotion Management Scheduling Service | Promotion Management Services | Processes scheduled Promotion Management jobs. |
| Platform Search Scheduling Service | Core Services | Runs scheduled search to index all content in the Central Management Server (CMS) repository. |
| Probe Scheduling Service | Core Services | Gives scheduled Probe jobs and publishes the results to a given output location. |
| Program Scheduling Service | Core Services | Runs programs that have been scheduled to run at a given time. |
| Publication Scheduling Service | Core Services | Runs scheduled publishing jobs and publishes the results to a given output location. |
| Replication Service | Core Services | Runs scheduled federation jobs to replicate content between federated sites. |
| Security Query Scheduling Service | Core Services | Runs scheduled Security Query jobs. |
| Visual Difference Scheduling Service | Promotion Management Services | Runs scheduled Visual Difference (Promotion Management) jobs and publishes the results to a given output location. |
| Web Intelligence Scheduling Service | Web Intelligence Service | Enables support for scheduled Web Intelligence jobs. |
You can schedule an SAP Crystal report to run at a future time from the Central Management Console (CMC) or BI Launch Pad.
The following steps describe the process of setting a schedule for a Crystal report:
The following steps describe the process running a scheduled SAP Crystal Reports 2020 report at a scheduled time:
When a program is schedule to run, the following steps takes place in the following work-flow diagram.
The CMS sends the schedule request to the Adaptive Job Server. The Adaptive Job Server obtains the program object from the Input FRS.
Then in step 4, the Adaptive Job Server provides the following important service of running a program using the Program Scheduling Services.
Click on the following link to detail the process flow steps when a scheduled program is run.
The following are the Adaptive Job Server Properties.
| Property | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| Temporary Directory | Specifies the directory where temporary files are created on when necessary. You can come across performance issues when this directory doesn't have adequate disk space. For better performance, make sure that this directory is located on a local disk. | %DefaultDataDir% |
Restart the server for the changes to take Effect.
The Adaptive Job server can host several different services. Each service has the following properties:
| Property | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum Concurrent Jobs | Specifies the number of concurrent independent processes (child processes) that the server allows. You can adjust the maximum number of jobs to meet your reporting environment. |
