Robot Schedule

Formerly from HelpSystems

Robot Schedule’s workload automation capabilities allow users to automate everything from simple jobs to complex, event-driven processes on multiple platforms and centralize management from IBM i. The user can create a calendar of when and how jobs should run, and the software will do the rest.

Whether running daily batch processing or month-end jobs, Robot job scheduling software aims to ensure these processes run on time, in the right order, and according to pre-set schedules. The user can choose from more than 25 scheduling parameters, like day of the week or according to the fiscal year or office schedule.

Robot Schedule's event-driven scheduling allows the user to automate processes that aren’t simply time-based, like running report processes once the day’s sales figures are in or running a backup when a specific tape device becomes available. It can also help reduce downtime between jobs with reactive scheduling, telling jobs to run only when certain prerequisite conditions are met.

With a mobile-ready web interface powered by Fortra Insite (a product that can be integrated), Robot Schedule supports mobile job schedule management, enabling job queue, starting a new job, or reviewing live flow diagrams. Mobile access allows for secure job schedule monitoring, providing proactive visibility into jobs without the need to be in the office or attached to the desktop.