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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/basictasks/000037" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>To use jobs</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e475778">
         <Level1>Job</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>In most sessions that start a lengthy process, such as
		generating orders or printing a report, you can click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Add to Job</GUIRef> to run the process as a <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000101" role="glossary">job</Link>.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>You can use a job to run a session or a sequence of sessions:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>At a predefined time.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Repeatedly, at specific times.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Periodically.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>If a process runs as a job, you can continue working at your
		PC. Jobs can also be executed while you are not logged on to LN.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Use jobs to carry out tasks that require many system resources
		during quiet times. For example, you can schedule processing and printing jobs
		to run during after-office hours to improve the system performance during the
		day.</Paragraph>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Jobs can also include shell scripts.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListIntro>Using a job consists of the following steps:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/basictasks/000038" role="manual">To define a job</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/basictasks/000039" role="manual">To add a session to a job</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem>
            <Link href="/baanerp/basictasks/000040" role="manual">To define a job calendar</Link>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem> 
            <Link href="/baanerp/basictasks/000041" role="manual">To run a job</Link>
         </ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>