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The JITL CheckLicenseJob template can be used to monitor if the automate monitoring of the JS7 - License is about to expire or is expired expiration.

• The job template makes use of the JS7 - REST Web Service API to perform JS7 - Order State Transitions for check expiration date similar to the JOC Cockpit GUI, see JS7 - How to manage License Expiration Warnings.
  • The job template authenticates with the JS7 - REST Web Service API by use of user account/password and/or by use of a certificate, for details see JS7 - Authentication.
  • For details about configuration items see JS7 - JITL Common Authentication.

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• invoke the Wizard that is available from the job properties Job Properties tab in the Configuration view and select the JITL CheckLicenseJob and relevant arguments from the Wizard

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• Optional Arguments
  • validity_days : Specifies the number of days for which the license should be valid.
    • The job will terminate with return code 3 if the license will expire within the given number of days.
    • The job will terminate with return code 2 if the license is expired.
• Note that the the check box provided with each argument has to be selected the argument is to be added to the arguments of the CheckHistoryJob template.

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The Job Documentation including the full list of arguments can be found from: https://www.sos-berlin.com/doc/JS7-JITL/CheckHistoryJobCheckLicenseJob.xml

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arguments arguments

Arguments

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return_variables return_variables

Return Variables

The CheckHistoryJob template returns the following variables:

Job Dependencies

.. Licence tpye: COMMERCIAL_VALID
.. license valid: true
.. License valid from: Wed May 05 12:22:41 GMT 2021
.. License valid to: Mon May 04 12:22:41 GMT 2026

Alert Workflow

The CheckLicenseJob template can be used to implement a workflow to alert about license expirationThe CheckHistoryJob template can be used to implement backward job dependencies:

• Jobs based on the CheckHistoryJob template do not fail if the underlying query does not return results.
• Instead, the CheckHistoryJob template provides Return Variables that can be inspected to determine further execution of jobs in a workflow.
• JS7 offers the JS7 - If Instruction to check the values of Return Variables and to decide what instructions to execute next.

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