8MS User Guide
Batch Log
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This function allows you to view the status of current batch operations. For more information on batch operations, see the overview in Number Administration.

To access this screen, select the Batch Log link located in the System Activity section of the menu. The screen is divided into four main sections. The top two display a list of current batch activities, and provide a series of filters for selecting a subset of batch activities to view:

When Batch Log is selected from the menu, a list of jobs will be displayed. By default, New, InProgress and Scheduled jobs are listed (as shown above). The four checkboxes allow users to restrict what jobs they see. Batches shown may also be limited to jobs initiated by a specific user ID, by entering the desired ID in the User Id field.

Access to the User Id field and the associated is not checkbox are only available if your user id has been granted permission. Access to these fields is generally only granted to administrative personnel.

To refresh the list of jobs shown after changing filtering criteria, hit the button.

In the list of activities, each row corresponds to a particular batch operation. The columns are as follows:

Field Description
User ID the person who generated the batch operation.
Operation the type of the request.
Status the state of the batch operation. The possible values are:
  • New: the batch job has not run yet
  • Table in Progress: message preparation has begun
  • Table Complete: message preparation is complete
  • Message in Progress: messages are being sent to SMS/800
  • Message Complete: all messages have been sent
  • Complete: the batch operation is complete

If the status appears as a date/time enclosed in brackets (e.g., [11/03/02 10:00A] above), then the batch is scheduled to run at that date/time.

If the status is Complete, then the date/time of completion is also shown (as in Complete [11/02/02 11:41P] above).

Date/Time the date/time the batch job was originally submitted. If the batch was scheduled to run at some point in the future, this time stamp will be updated when execution of the batch begins.
Total # the total number of messages in the batch job. In most cases, this is the count of toll free numbers in the job. However, search and reserve may be sent 10 at a time, thus Total # does not always match the count of numbers.
Comment an optional user-supplied note.
Select the button to re-query the database for new batch log entries and/or to update the status of existing operations.

Selecting any column of the Batch Log entry will display more information about the request in the third frame, as shown below:

A count is provided for each status of the messages being sent for the request. If the count for a particular status is equal to or greater than one, it becomes a selectable link to display more detail on that status. This detail is displayed in the lower frame as shown in the following:

In most cases, this detail will consist of the toll free numbers contained in the messages for the selected state. The button allows the numbers to be placed into a number list. The number list is specified on a popup window. See Number List Popup for more information.

As noted above, search and reserve requests may pack multiple numbers into a message. In these cases, this display will contain sequence numbers of messages instead of toll free numbers, and number list creation will not be possible.

Select the button to permanently delete the selected batch log entry. A confirmation window will appear. Note that only new batches or batches on hold may be deleted; running batches may not be deleted. Putting a batch on hold is described below.

Selecting a batch job for which the batch had a Max Msgs per Hour set will result in the following in the third frame:

The Max Msgs per Hour field allows you to limit the number of messages per hour being sent to SMS/800. This is intended to help avoid exceeding the per Resp Org CPU percent allocation defined by SMS/800. If this field is shown in the third frame, a user has explicitely set the value when they created the batch.

It is possible to put a batch operation "on hold" by selecting the button. While a batch operation is on hold, no messages will be sent on its behalf. This allows, for example, a job to be suspended so that other, higher priority jobs can be sent. A batch job on hold will appear as follows:

Selecting a batch job on hold will result in the following in the third frame:

Select the button to take the batch operation off hold. Once released, messages will again be sent for that job.

Selecting a scheduled batch job will result in the following in the third frame:

Selecting the button will remove the scheduled date/time, and the batch job will begin running.

Customization
There are preferences that may be set to change the behavior of this screen. Refer to Customizing 8MS for how to set User and Company Preferences and see Batch Log Preferences for details on customizing this screen.