This page provides a starting point for finding information about the scheduler service, a WebSphere programming extension responsible for starting actions at specific times or intervals.
Schedulers are persistent and transactional timer services that run Enterprise JavaBean methods or send Java Message Service messages using any J2EE server application.
The scheduler service helps minimize IT costs and increase application speed and responsiveness by maximizing utilization of existing computing resources.
The scheduler service provides the ability to reliably process workloads using parallel processing and schedule resource-intensive tasks to process during low traffic off-hours.
Schedulers enable Java™ Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) application tasks to run at a requested time. Schedulers also enable application developers to create their own stateless session Enterprise JavaBeans™ (EJB) components to receive event notifications during a task life cycle, allowing the plugging-in of custom logging utilities or workflow applications.