Autoscan

The selection, submission, tracking, and cleanup of jobs begin with the autoscan procedure. The CA NSM JM Option treats a workday as a 24‑hour time period that begins at new‑day time. The default setting for the new‑day autoscan is midnight for Windows platforms and 01:00 a.m. for UNIX/Linux platforms. At this time, all the jobsets and jobs that qualify are added to the new‑day’s workload (added to the tracking file). A periodic autoscan occurs at specific intervals to determine if any changes or additions should be made to the current day’s workload.

New-day autoscan performs the following tasks:

Cleans up the tracking file by purging finished work from the previous day’s workload. Any unfinished work that is backlog eligible is carried over to the new day’s workload.
Scans the job Management Database to select the new day’s work. Autoscan first selects all jobsets that qualify for processing the current day (based on their calendar, expiration, and effective date criteria). From these jobsets, autoscan similarly selects the individual jobs that qualify. Once these jobsets and their jobs are in the current day’s workload (in the tracking file), they are ready for processing, review, and any last minute changes.