Executing Schedules Documentation is incorrect

Products

• CA Automic Workload Automation - Automation Engine

Issue/Introduction

Error Message :
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The section describing "Termination or Period Turnaround of a Schedule That Includes Active Tasks" in the Schedule Execution section of the documentation is incorrect.

It should contain the following information when describing what happens when the Execution of a Schedule is stopped.

You can stop and restart an active schedule at any time. If you choose to Suspend it, no further tasks are started. If you go for Suspend (recursive), the tasks that are still running in active workflows will continue running but all subsequent tasks will be stopped.

The execution of a schedule object can stop in two ways with different implications in both cases:

• Manually, either from the Last Monitor or from the main window in the Process Monitoring perspective, or from the Process Assembly perspective.
  You can right-click the active schedule and select one of the available options that will stop it.
  The schedule is ended immediately. Its tasks are displayed on the Tasks window (Process Monitoring) without their parent task (the schedule).

• Due to a period turnaround
  If a schedule object is still active and its tasks are being executed when a period turnaround takes place, the following occurs:
  • A new instance of the schedule is created for the new period.
  • The tasks of the old instance that have not finished yet continue running in the new Schedule instance
  • The tasks of the old instance that had already finished are available and displayed on the Tasks list as single tasks; their execution data is still available.

Resources
 

Automation Engine v12
User Guide > Executing Objects > Executing and Restarting Objects and Tasks > Executing Schedules

Automation Engine v11.2
User Guide > Objects > Alphabetical Listing > Schedule - Execution



 

Environment

Release: AUTWAB99000-11.0-Automic Workload Automation-Base Edition
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Cause

Cause type:
Defect
Root Cause: Schedule Execution documentation contains inaccurate information.

Resolution

Update to a fix version listed below or a newer version if available.

Fix Status: Released

Fix Version(s):
Component(s): Documentation

Automation Engine 12.0.1 – Available
Automation Engine 11.2.2 - Available
Automation Engine 11.1.3 – Available

Additional Information

Workaround :
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