The Timer Event Generator Channel Rule Definition page allows you to define the properties for the channel rule.
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The following table summarizes the available settings:
Table 5-7 Elements of Timer Generator Channel Rule Definition
Setting Description Required/
Optional
From the Channel Name drop-down list, select a Message Broker channel.
The name of the Message Broker channel to which messages matching the configured criteria are published.
Required
From the Effective Time drop-down lists, select the month, day, year, and time to initiate the first event.
The date and time the first event is to be generated. If the effective time has already passed, the event generator will not publish an event until the next Runs Every interval (see next setting). If the Runs Once option is selected, you must enter a valid, future, Effective Time or no event will be generated. If you want to create an event that fires at the same time, every day, for the calendar year, you must take into account the fact that a time change occurs when the time changes from standard time to daylight savings time. To account for this you must define two timer events, one that operates during standard time (e.g. from April 6 2004, 2:30PM to October 31 2004 2:30PM) and another that operates during daylight savings time (e.g. from November 1 2004 2:30PM to April 2 2005 2:30PM) with the interval set to 1 day. You also need to define more timers for future years as needed.
Required
From the Daylight Saving (DST) Handling, select Timer handles DST or Timer ignores DST.
If Daylight Saving is configured, the timer has an option to handle or ignore it.
In Frequency, do one of the following: • Select the Runs Once option
button.
• Select the Runs Every option button, and specify the interval in days, hours, minutes, and seconds. • Select the Never Expires option
button.
• Select the Expires On option button, then select the month, day, year, and time from the drop-down lists.
Intervals from the Effective Time that each event is to be generated. If the Runs Once option is selected, the Effective Time constitutes the first and last event generated. Note: Because the smallest time interval in
a business calendar is a minute, if you specify a Business Calendar (see setting below). Do not include seconds in the Runs Every interval. Never Expires and Expires On option, specifies the date and time the configured schedule expires. If the Never Expires option is selected, the configured schedule remains in effect until the option is changed.
Required
In the Message field, enter the message to be delivered.
The content of the message to be delivered to the specified Message Broker channel. Message content is a single element of any type. For example, if the message content is of string type, then select a String type channel. If it is an XML message, then select an XML type channel.
Optional
Table 5-7 Elements of Timer Generator Channel Rule Definition
Setting Description Required/
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From the Business Calendar drop-down list, select a business calendar.
If a business calendar is selected, the Runs Every interval represents business time calculated against the specified calendar. For more information, see “About Business Calendars and Business Time Calculations” in the Using WorkList Console.
If no calendar is selected, the Runs Every interval represents an absolute period (24 hour day, every day).
If you want to modify event generator channel rules and the business calendar associated with the channel rules, you must suspend the corresponding timer event generator before you make any changes. For information on suspending a timer event generator, see
“Suspending and Resuming Event Generators” on page 5-59.
Optional
In the Description field, enter a description of the channel rule.
A user-friendly description of the channel rule.
Optional
From the Publish As drop-down list, select a user name.
The Publish As property allows the Timer event generator to publish its messages as a specific user. Setting this property enables messages to be delivered to a secured message broker channel.
If Publish As is not specified, messages are published as Anonymous.
Optional
Is Recoverable/Skippable Select the Recoverable option to recover the timer events that are missed because of a server shutdown. If you do not want to recover those events, select the Skippable option, when you define the channel rules for a Timer event generator.
Optional
Table 5-7 Elements of Timer Generator Channel Rule Definition
Setting Description Required/
Related Topics
z “Creating and Deploying Event Generators” on page 5-15
z “Viewing and Updating Event Generator Channel Rules” on page 5-57