End-to-end paths for scheduler service

The scheduler service is a WebSphere programming extension responsible for starting actions at specific times or intervals.

Schedulers are persistent and transactional timer services that run Enterprise JavaBeans methods or send Java Message Service messages using any Java EE server application.

The scheduler service helps minimize IT costs and increase application speed and responsiveness by maximizing utilization of existing computing resources.

The scheduler service provides the ability to reliably process workloads using parallel processing and schedule resource-intensive tasks to process during low traffic off-hours.

Subtopics

• Use schedulers
  Schedulers enable Java EE application tasks to run at a requested time. Schedulers also enable application developers to create their own stateless session EJB components to receive event notifications during a task life cycle, allowing the plugging-in of custom logging utilities or workflow applications.

Administer scheduler service