Scheduling

In IBM® Sterling B2B Integrator, you can set up schedules so that business processes, reports, and some services run automatically at hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly intervals.

Schedules help you improve communications within your company and with partners outside of your company. The benefits of scheduling include:

• Flexibility, including setting time intervals and excluding dates and times
• Increased efficiency by automating previously manual processes
• Improved response times with your trading partners and other members of your value chain
• Automating routine, recurring tasks and controlling when and how often the tasks are completed
• Reducing costs associated with performing activities manually
• Increasing overall productivity by using resources effectively

Schedules in Sterling B2B Integrator provide great flexibility in automating manual activities. Use scheduling when the activity:

• Does not require manual intervention
• Is routine and recurring
• Must be run on a specific day, or at a specific date or time
• Is low-priority and can be run during non-peak hours