Three tools, one question

AUTOMATION IS NOT ABOUT SAVING TIME. It is about reliability, auditability and scalability. A task that runs correctly whether or not the person who normally does it is available. Three tools. Job Scheduler — time-based automation configured INSIDE the environment. No code. Recurrence and tracking built in. EPM Automate — a command-line utility run from OUTSIDE the environment. Chainable, scriptable, and able to move files to and from the environment. REST APIs — programmatic access, for integration into other systems and for anything the other two cannot express. The decision rule. Inside the environment, on a schedule, no files moving → Job Scheduler. Files moving in or out, or a sequence of steps, or coordination with something outside → EPM Automate. Integration into another system, or invoked by something else → REST. Job Scheduler for the routine in-environment work. A handful of EPM Automate scripts for backups and data movement.…

In this module: Module 11 · Automation

1. 1Three tools, one questionFree preview
2. 2Job Scheduler
3. 3Installing and configuring the automation utility
4. 4Authentication and credential handling
5. 5The command surface
6. 6Scripting patterns: backup and export
7. 7Scripting patterns: data load and refresh
8. 8Error handling and logging
9. 9Scheduling and service accounts
10. 10REST APIs and when to reach for them
11. 11The integration agent
12. 12What breaks
13. 13Lab: automate it, and write the runbook