Windows BKTX, Job Scheduling and Emailing


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Windows Background Tasks, Automatic Job Scheduling, and Background Emailing can be configure to use the Windows Task Scheduler.
This is a useful alternative to using gateways when there are issues running gateway tasks and either background tasks or scheduled jobs do not start or do not complete successfully.
The Windows Task Scheduler can be configured to use a .piv to run each of the three processes.

To configure these 3 tasks on your Windows Server, sign in as administrator and complete the following steps:

  1. Copy the .piv in scsbin for the live company, to 3 new .piv files, renaming them to bktx_live.piv, scscron_live.piv, and email_live.piv
    Then edit each new .piv in 'NotePad' and change the username in the script from UDATA to UBKTX_LIVE, USCSCRON_LIVE or UEMAIL_LIVE accordingly.

    Note: The transparent user used to sign into these pivs can be created by SCS staff from the CREATE OPR button on the Background Email Queue Items Pending.

  2. Copy the .ini file for the live company to 3 new .ini files, renaming them to bktx_live.ini, scscron_live.ini or email_live.ini
    Edit each new .ini file in NotePad, and add or edit the following settings:
  3. Edit \windows\pro4v7.ini and add all three new [User ] sections as follows:
    [User BKTX_LIVE]
    INIPATH=c:\scsbin\bktx_live.ini
    [User SCSCRON_LIVE]
    INIPATH=c:\scsbin\scscron_live.ini
    [User EMAIL_LIVE]
    INIPATH=c:\scsbin\email_live.ini
  4. As administrator run each of the three following commands from C:\scsbin\ to stop and remove the corresponding services:
    bktx_service.exe -remove
    scscron_service.exe -remove
    taskscheduler.exe -remove
  5. Run 'Windows Task Scheduler' and create the new tasks.

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