Mastering Oracle Scheduler in Oracle 11g databases
[Book]
schedule, manage, and execute jobs that automate your business processes /
Ronald Rood
Birmingham, U.K. :
Packt Pub.,
c2009
1 online resource (iv, 226 p.) :
ill
From technologies to solutions
Description based on print version record
Includes index
"Scheduler (DBMS_SCHEDULER) is included in Oracle Database and is a tool for the automation, management, and control of jobs. It enables users to schedule jobs running inside the database such as PL/SQL procedures or PL/SQL blocks, as well as jobs running outside the database like shell scripts. Scheduler ensures that jobs are run on time, automates business processes, and optimizes the use of available resources. This book is your practical guide to DBMS_SCHEDULER for setting up platform-independent schedules that automate the execution of time-based or event-based job processes. It will show you how to automate business processes, and help you manage and monitor those jobs efficiently and effectively. It explains how Scheduler can be used to achieve the tasks you need to make happen in the real world. With a little understanding of how the Scheduler can be used and what kind of control it gives, you will be able to recognize the real power that many known enterprise-class schedulers -- with serious price tags -- cannot compete with"--Resource description page
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