Developer(s) | www |
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Operating system | Windows 2008 and later |
Platform | IA-32 and x86-64 |
Available in | English |
Type | job scheduler |
License | commercial |
Website | www |
SmartBatch is an advanced Enterprise job scheduler and automation tool for Windows.
Overview edit
SmartBatch provides advanced job scheduling capabilities. SmartBatch runs on the Windows platform and is based on the .NET stack of technologies. Typically, SmartBatch is used by applications that have a need to process activity on a regular basis in an unattended fashion. Operation staff can be notified of success or failure of their SmartBatch processing.
The SmartBatch user interface consists of a Windows form based graphical user interface. This is secured by Windows authentication so that only authorized users are allowed access to SmartBatch. Users are assigned to a SmartBatch role which sets the user's privileges. The GUI/client interface provides full access to functionality. An alternative web browser interface is also available that can be used to monitor the SmartBatch environment.
Functionality edit
SmartBatch consists of a set of functionality to help simplify configuration: Operations, Steps, Jobs, Schedules, Dependencies (including file notification watch events), Operators, Alerts, Application Groups, Computer Groups, etc. Processing can be distributed to other computers using Remote Agents.
History edit
SmartBatch was originally developed in 1997 in a financial IT department at Intel Corporation. It was commercialized by OnLine ToolWorks Corporation in 1997. SmartBatch was rewritten in 2004 for the .NET Framework. Major releases:
Year | Release | Description |
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1997 | 1.0 | Initial commercial release |
1998 | V2.0 | Added functionality such as advanced scheduling |
2001 | V2.5 | Added functionality such as file events |
2004 | 3.0 | Rewritten and enhanced using the .NET Framework |
2005 | 3.5 | Added functionality such as diagram view |
2006 | 4.0 | Added Remote Agents for distributed processing |
2007 | 4.5 | Added functionality such as recurring times within a day |
2009 | 6.0 | Updated GUI and added product features |
2012 | 6.4 | Added audit capabilities |
2014 | 6.5 | Added specific functionality to support certain customer environment such as custom parameter processing and custom logging |
2017 | 10.0 | Updated GUI to include advanced views. Updated .NET Framework to 4.5. Added Dashboard view |
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