It was the most demanding requirement from almost every client that they want to execute some XYZ batch after some X number of hours but only after office hours. As we all know this feature was not available in any previous version of AX/D365FO. But with the release of Platform update 21, an additional level of control over when batch jobs screen is now available.
Scenario covered:
You can configure the hourly Batch job 7 days a week, and can strict the job to execute only the given time window.
Scenario not covered:
You want to configure the hourly Batch job 7 days a week, But you want to execute the job for entire days on weekends or holidays.
Instruction to implement the feature
Go to System administration > Setup > Active periods for batch jobs.References screenshot
Enter the name of the batch period group, and specify the start and end dates time that the batch job will be active, and save the records.
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now go to System administration > Inquiries > Batch jobs and find your targeted batch job.
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Find the active period column, click on edit and select the active period that you want to assign, and then click Save.
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