Configuring the JAMS Scheduler

JAMS lets you configure system-wide settings from one location, making it easier to manage your system. For example, you can do the following:

  • Set the JAMS Administrator contact information.
  • Define the default and common log locations.
  • Define the workdays for your schedule.

There are two ways to configure the JAMS Scheduler.

  • Modify the Configuration Settings using the JAMS Client.
  • Edit the .config files.

Both methods are described below.

Configuration Settings in the JAMS Client

Configuration Settings define and maintain many of the system-wide options in JAMS. Generally, you define these options after installing JAMS, but you do not need to regularly update them.

JAMS has several Scheduler-specific configuration settings. For example, you can set organizational scheduling definitions, such as “Is Monday usually a workday?”.

Modifying a Configuration Setting in the JAMS Client

  1. Click Configuration from the Shortcuts menu.
  2. View the list of all available configuration settings in the Configuration Settings article.

Editing .config files

Configuration settings are also found in several .config files located in the JAMS installation directory: Program Files\MVPSI\JAMS\Scheduler. The following files are available:

  • Common.config
  • JAMScheduler.exe.config
  • JAMSExecutor.exe.config
  • JAMSServer.exe.config
  • JAMSHost.exe.config (also saved in C:\Program Files\MVPSI\JAMS\* and C:\Program Files\MVPSI\JAMS\Agent folders)

Common.config is shared by the other .config files and contains the SQL connection string for the JAMS Database. The JAMS Web Client also has a common.config file to store the SQL connection string.

NOTE: You should change one of the other .config files only under the direction of JAMS Technical Support, unless you understand the implications of altering these files.

The Common.config file is preserved when upgrading JAMS. The other .config files are not overwritten in an isolated execution environment. See Creating an Isolated Execution Environment for more information.

You can change settings in these configuration files at any time; however, in most cases, these settings are only loaded when the service starts.

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