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Time-controlled events are programmable events which are run independent of save processes and other activities at defined points in time. Further information on events

Information

  • In this module you can create and modify time-controlled events.
  • You can also view the event history.

Module Structure and Functions

Information

  • Each event is displayed in a box which contains all of its data.
  • On the left hand side of the box, general event information is displayed of which some may be editable.
  • On the right hand side, the interval settings of the event are displayed.
  • At the very right you will find the following buttons:
    • Configure - via this button you can open the Configure User-Defined Interval module in which a user-defined recursion interval can be configured for an event.
    • History - via this button you can open the Event History module which contains the history records of an event.
    • Delete - This button can be used to delete an event.
    • Execute - This button can be used to manually execute an event once. For this purpose, status, type of recursion, and start time are changed and the event history of this event is deleted.

Event Settings

Information

  • In the Function type listbox, you can specify the language or method of the event.
    • The listbox allows the Java, Jython and Python, entries, however, currently only Java and Jython functions are used for time-controlled events.
  • In the Function name field the full name of the (static) class method to be run is specified including its path.
  • In the Parameter field you can enter a freely definable string for the method to be executed.
  • In the Status field, the status of the event is specified and adjusted automatically by the system. 
    • The following Status values are used for time-controlled events:
      • 0: Waiting
        • The event is currently scheduled to run at another time. 
        • This is the default status of any event at its creation.
      • 1: Is executed
        • The function assigned to the event is currently running.
      • 2: Terminated
        • The event was terminated without errors and will not be executed again.
      • 3: Failed
        • An error has occurred during the last execution. The event will be executed again after server restart.
    •  A manual change of the status has no influence on whether an event is executed again or not. Execution only depends on the Activated parameter as well as of the interval settings of the event.
  • The Activated parameter determines whether the event is executed () or ignored ().
    • An event is only executed if the Activated checkbox is activated.
  • Below the editable event settings, information on the next start time, the last execution and the number of effected executions is displayed.
  • After the last execution, a traffic light is displayed which either indicates successful (green tranche) or incorrect (yellow tranche) execution.

Interval Settings

Information

  • By default, the interval settings consist of the Day, Time, and Recurs fields.
    • Day and Time define the initial start time of the event.
    • The Recurs listbox specifies whether and how often the event is to recur. The following entries are offered for selection:
IntervalDescription
OnceThe event is executed once at the planned point in time and does not recur.
HourlyThe event recurs every hour.
DailyThe event recurs every day.
WeeklyThe event recurs every seven days.
MonthlyThe event recurs the next month on the same week day, e.g. on the first Monday or on the last Friday of a month.
Yearly

The event recurs on the same date in the following year. Events on 02/29 only recur in leap years

User-definedA user-defined interval is specified. This allows for a more detailed configuration.
  • User-Defined interval settings will only be displayed if the User-defined setting has been selected in the Recurs field. The fields in question are output fields (grayed-out) which cannot be edited in this module.

Standard Events

The following events are made available by PLANTA by default:

Nocturnal replanning

Carries out a nocturnal replanning (calculation of all planning objects).

Anonymize resources left

Data of Persons left such as name, first name, e-mail address, etc. are pseudonymized.

The configuration is made in the customizing via listbox category 00000502. Here, you can enter the data items to be pseudonymized. The following parameters are defined per data item:

  • Category: Python ID of the data item
  • Number 4 digits: Pseudonymization code
    • 1: ID. Here, the Python ID of the table which corresponds to the resource ID from 467 is entered. The HQL search_record is constructed based on this Python ID
    • 2: pseudonymize, causes the DI to be filled with a random value
    • 3: empty, important for, e.g., e-mail fields
  • Number 9 digits.: Table ID to which the DI with this Python ID belongs

In pseudonymization, IDs (codes) of persons/resources are changed via the Change Person/Resource ID function. In the case of an implementation of individual records with person data you therefore have to make sure that the DT and ID data item in question are additionally included in the mapping for Change Person/Resource ID. 

The technical person ID is not changed during pseudonymization. The sex of all pseudonymized persons is set to "male" by default.

Jira Hybrid synchronization

Pulse Hybrid synchronization

Are used for the automatic synchronization of PLANTA project data with external systems (synchronization with PLANTA pulse and synchronization with Jira).

The respective event is automatically activated when the API-URL is defined for the corresponding external system.

Send automatic e-mails for resource requests

Is used to inform the responsible department manager/project manager when resources are requested or approved/rejected when using the Resource request function..

The event is automatically activated when the global Resource requests active setting is set to "1" or "2".

Delete archived planning objects

Deletes archived projects which are older than 10 years and which are not assigned to any portfolio and do no contain any external links.

Note

  • In general, events are deactivated by default and can be activated by activating the Activated checkbox. Some events are automatically activated if the underlying function is activated.
  • You have to define the clientless session user in the Parameter field for all events (except Send automatic e-mails for resource requests). In the PLANTA standard system it is PLSYSTEM.

See also: Programmable Events