Jobs

Some of Antavo’s features rely on cron jobs to execute automated tasks in the background at set intervals. These tasks can include updating charts on the Dashboard or initiating date-triggered workflows.

When you access the Jobs page in the Settings menu, you’ll be able to create new jobs, manage existing ones, and review logs of job executions.

On the Jobs page, you’ll see the list of jobs that have been created with the following information:

Setting up a new job

• Click Create new job in the sidebar

Basic information

• Name the job

Command settings

• Enter the task and the corresponding action the job should perform

• Click Add new parameter to include a parameter key and its corresponding value.

  You can add multiple parameters to a single job.

Scheduling

Specify the timing for cron jobs:

• Minute

• Hour(s)

• Day(s) of month
  In addition to numeric values of the month, you can add 'L' to run the job on the last day of the month.

• Month(s)

• Day(s) of week
  You can use numbers 1-7 to represent days (e.g., 1=Monday, 7=Sunday).

To set multiple values within a field, separate them with a comma(,). For example, setting the Hour field to ‘1,13’ will run the job at both 1 am and 1 pm).

Adding * to any time setting will schedule the job to run every minute/hour/day/month.

At the bottom of the page, you’ll see vital information about the timezone of your workspace. Ensure you set the schedule according to this highlighted timezone.

Saving and activating the new job

After configuring the job, save your settings by clicking Create at the bottom of the setup page. Initially, the job will be saved as inactive. This means that the job won’t run and will only be listed in the Management UI until you choose to activate it. Once you’ve created your new job, you can activate it at any time by clicking Set active on the top right corner of the offer setup page and confirming the activation in the subsequent dialog.

Managing jobs

Edit a job

• Go to the Jobs tab

• Click the Edit option under the hamburger button next to the job

• Change the settings as needed

• Save your changes by clicking Update at the bottom of the page

Deactivate a job

• Go to the Jobs tab

• Click the Edit option under the hamburger button next to the job

• Click the Set inactive button

• Confirm your choice in the dialog that appears

Archive a job

Archiving jobs is not possible. Ensure you keep unwanted jobs marked as inactive to prevent them from running.

Search for a job

Use the search bar to find a specific job by its name within the Jobs page list.

Job logs

The Log tab helps to keep track of the job executions and their output.

To open the logs page of a job, click the correspondent hamburger button on the Jobs page and select the 'Log' option. The list displays the following information about each cron job execution:

Clicking the View button may provide more detailed information about the job execution.