Scheduling Jobs Using the VDM Scheduler

The VDM Scheduler allows you to create appointments that automatically run one or more VDM Jobs at a scheduled time.

This is useful for reports or processes that need to run automatically without requiring a user to manually start them.

Open the Scheduler

You can open the Scheduler in either of the following ways:

Select Scheduler at the bottom of VDM.
Select Calendar from the Home ribbon.

Opening the VDM Scheduler.

Create a new appointment

1. Create the appointment

From the Scheduler, select New Appointment.

The Appointment window opens.

Creating a new Scheduler appointment.

2. Enter the appointment information

Enter the information for the scheduled appointment.

Subject — Enter a name that identifies the appointment.
Note — Enter any additional information about the appointment.
Start time — Select when the scheduled appointment should begin.
End time — Select when the scheduled appointment should end.

Configuring the scheduled appointment.

3. Select Jobs

Select Select Jobs from the Appointment ribbon.

The Select Jobs window opens and displays the available VDM Jobs.

Note: A single Scheduler appointment can include one or more Jobs.

4. Search for a Job

Use the Search jobs field at the top of the Select Jobs window to locate a Job.

Enter all or part of the Job name. The Job List is filtered as you type.

This makes it easier to locate Jobs when a large number of Jobs are available.

Searching for Jobs to add to a scheduled appointment.

5. Select the Jobs to run

Select the checkbox next to each Job you want to include in the appointment.

After selecting the Jobs, select Finish.

The selected Jobs are added to the appointment.

6. Save the appointment

After configuring the appointment and selecting the Jobs, select Save And Close.

The appointment is added to the Scheduler calendar.

Saving the scheduled appointment.

Verify the scheduled appointment

After saving the appointment, verify that it appears on the Scheduler calendar.

Confirm that the appointment has the correct:

Subject
Date and time
Assigned Jobs

Scheduled appointment displayed on the VDM Scheduler calendar.

Edit a scheduled appointment

To review or modify an existing appointment:

Open the appointment from the Scheduler calendar.
Make the necessary changes.
Select Save And Close.