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Introduction

  • Windows Task Scheduler® jobs can be migrated to JS7.
  • SOS provides a PowerShell script that which creates JS7 workflows, calendars and schedules from Windows Task Scheduler® jobs.

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PowerShell Cmdlet

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ConvertFrom-WindowsTaskScheduler

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Converts jobs from the Windows Task Scheduler® to JS7.

SYNTAX

ConvertFrom-WindowsTaskScheduler [-AgentName <String>] [[-TaskName] <String>] [[-TaskPath] <String>] [[-OutputDirectory] <String>] [[-ArchivePath] <String>]  [[-CalendarName] <String>]  [[-Timezone] <String>]  [<CommonParameters>]

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The job configuration from Windows Task Scheduler® is converted to JSON files holding workflows, calendars and schedules that which can be imported and deployed to JS7.

The script writes JSON files to an output directory and creates a .zip archive for import to the JS7. Users can import and deploy workflows, schedules and calendars.

JSON This includes creating a workflow JSON file and a schedule JSON file per converted job. JSON file names are created from the Windows Task Scheduler® task names.

The cmdlet adds JSON files to a .zip archive which can be imported into JS7.

PARAMETERS

AgentName

-AgentName <String>

Specifies the name of an Agent that should execute the converted jobs. Typically this will be an Agent running on the Windows machine from which jobs are converted.

Required?true
Position?1
Default value
Accept pipeline input?true (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters?false

TaskName

-TaskName <String>

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If the directory is not specified then a temporary directory is created and is removed after conversion of jobs.

Required?false
Position?4
Default value
Accept pipeline input?true (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters?false

ArchivePath

-ArchivePath <String>

Specifies the name of the .zip archive that holds the converted jobs and which is used for import into JS7.

By default the .zip archive is created in the current directory with the name js7-import.zip.

Required?false
Position?5
Default valuejs7-import.zip
Accept pipeline input?true (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters?false

CalendarName

-CalendarName <String>

Specifies the name of a common calendar for converted jobs in the JS7 inventory. All converted jobs use the same calendar.

By default a calendar with the name "Everyday" is created.

Required?false
Position?6
Default valueEveryday
Accept pipeline input?true (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters?false

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Accepts the name of a Joda time zone, see http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/timezones.html
The script does not convert dates according to this time zone, instead the specified time zone is added to added to the run-time settings of workflows and schedulesjobs. Note that JS7 Controller, Agents and JOC Cockpit can might be operated in a time zone that zone which is different from the time zone that the Windows Task Scheduler® is operated in.

For PowerShell FullCLR 5.1 the computer's time zone is used, for later PowerShell versions the UTC time zone is used by default.

Required?false
Position?57
Default value(&{ if ( $PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -le 5 ) {
[Windows.Globalization.Calendar,Windows.Globalization,ContentType=WindowsRuntime]::New().GetTimeZone() } else { 'Etc/UTC' } })
Accept pipeline input?true (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters?false

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-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------

PS > ConvertFrom> ./ConvertFrom-WindowsTaskScheduler.ps1 -AgentName windowsAgent -TaskPath \Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ -TaskName ScheduledDefrag -ArchivePath OutputDirectory C:/tmp/js7-import.zipjobs

Converts the job ScheduledDefrag job from the specified folder path and writes the JSON files to a temporary directory that is added to the the C:/tmp/jobs directory. Converted jobs are available for import from the default archive file js7-import.zip archive for import in JS7 in the current directory.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------

PS > ConvertFrom> ./ConvertFrom-WindowsTaskScheduler.ps1 -AgentName windowsAgent -TaskPath \ -OutputDirectory C:/tmp/jobs -ArchivePath C:/tmp/js7-import.zipjobs

Converts jobs available in the root folder of Windows Task Scheduler® and writes the JSON files to the cC:/tmp/jobs directory that is added to the indicated .zip archive.

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PS > ConvertFrom> ./ConvertFrom-WindowsTaskScheduler.ps1 -AgentName windowsAgent -TaskName ScheduledDefrag -Timezone 'Europe/London' -CalendarName DailyCalendar -OutputDirectory C:/tmp/jobs

Converts job(s) with the given name all jobs from any folder folders and writes the JSON files to the cC:/tmp/jobs directory that is implicitly . The specified Joda time zone is added to the js7-import.zip archive file in the working directoryrun-time settings of converted jobs. The specified calendar is created and assigned the converted jobs.

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PS > ConvertFrom> ./ConvertFrom-WindowsTaskScheduler.ps1 -AgentName windowsAgent -Timezone 'Europe/London' -OutputDirectory ArchivePath C:/tmp/jobs -ArchivePath js7-import.zip -OutputDirectory C:/tmp/js7-import.zipjobs

Converts all jobs from any all folders and writes the JSON files to the cC:/tmp/jobs directory that is added to the . Converted jobs are available from the  C:/tmp/js7-import.zip archive file for import in JS7.
The specified Joda time zone is added to the workflows and schedules of converted jobs.

Limitations

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into JS7.

Limitations

  • Actions of Windows Task Scheduler® jobs are mapped to a single JS7 job script.
  • For cyclic jobs in JS7, repetitions have to occur within a 24 hours period. Windows Task Scheduler® knows about repetitions that exceed this period.

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