Hello,

What ILS are you currently using?

Thanks,


Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 5, 2015, at 11:19 AM, Terry Brady <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Our ILS (library system) has a mechanism to run tasks on a schedule.
> Unfortunately, it is very difficult to track the success & failure of these
> scheduled tasks.  We also have some cron-initiated processes that perform
> additional processing on the files generated by the ILS scheduler.
> 
> We would like to acquire or develop a simple reporting system to track the
> execution of these processes.  I would envision that this system that would
> allow scheduled tasks to post the following information at job start up and
> at job completion.
> 
>   - Task name
>   - Task Step (Start, Export, Import, FTP, Complete)
>   - Date/Time
>   - Status: Success/Failure
>   - Data relevant to the process (number of items processed)
> 
> Ideally, we would like to have a centralized view of the status of these
> tasks in a spreadsheet-like view.  We do not need the system to initiate
> tasks or to attempt to restart tasks.
> 
> Before we consider building a simple system to perform this function, are
> you aware of any existing software or open source projects that might
> accomplish this goal?
> 
> Thanks, Terry
> 
> -- 
> Terry Brady
> Applications Programmer Analyst
> Georgetown University Library Information Technology
> https://www.library.georgetown.edu/lit/code
> 425-298-5498 (Seattle, WA)