Manage Entry Run Priority

You can assign a priority of 1 to 5 to scheduled entries.

For example, an entry with priority 1 runs before an entry with priority 5. If there is more than one entry with the same priority, the one that arrived in the queue first runs first. The default priority is 3.

Interactive entries always run immediately and priority cannot be changed once they are running.

You set the priority for an entry when you schedule it Schedule Management. When an entry is in the current, upcoming, or scheduled queue, you can change the priority.

You may want to set a low priority for entries that take a long time to run so that other entries in the queue are not delayed.

When you schedule a job Use Jobs to Schedule Multiple Entries, you set the priority for the whole job, not for individual entries within the job. You may want to set a low priority for a job with many entries so that other entries in the queue are not delayed.

You schedule priority for the parent job. When the job runs, all the child entries inherit the priority of the parent. When the job is in the queue and is not yet running, you can update the priority. You cannot do this for the individual entries in the job. Changing the priority of the job changes the priority of all its child entries. You can view the run history of a job View the Run History for Entries while it is executing and see which of its entries have completed, are executing, or are pending.

The priority of entries in the queue does not affect an entry that is already running. That entry completes and then the queue priority is checked for the next entry to run.

Tip: In IBM Cognos Administration, you can change priority of entries based on filtered options. For example, to change the priority of all entries run by Joan Jackson, select her from Run by under Filter. Then you can select all of the displayed entries and change the priority for all of them at the same time.

Before you begin

You must have the Run activities and schedules capability to manage entry run priority.

Procedure

  1. If you are an administrator, from the Launch menu, click IBM Cognos Administration. On the Status tab, click Current Activities, Upcoming Activities, or Schedules.

    If you are a user, in IBM Cognos Connection, in the upper-right corner, click the my area options button My area icon, click My Activities and Schedules, and in the left pane, click Current Activities, Upcoming Activities, or Schedules.

  2. To change the priority for one entry, click the Actions arrow for the entry and select Set Priority. To change the priority of more than one entry, select the check box for the entries you want and then click the set priority button Set priority icon on the toolbar.
    Tip: To select all entries in the list, select the check box for the list.
  3. From the menu, click the priority that you want, and then click OK. If you selected one entry, the current priority of the entry appears in the Set the priority box. If you selected multiple entries, the Set the priority box contains (Multiple).

Results

The new priority appears in the Priority column next to the entries that you selected.
Parent topic: Activities Management