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The following list highlights some of the major features of adTempus. Follow the links for more information on the features that interest you.

Architecture. The adTempus client/server architecture supports remote administration (the client can be installed on any number of computers, without additional licenses) and a Web-based monitoring tool. adTempus can use a SQL Server database for maximum performance.

Support for complex jobs. adTempus jobs can have multiple steps, each executing a different task. adTempus has native support for running programs; running scripts; starting, stopping, and monitoring services; and shutting down/restarting the computer. Recovery and restart options ensure your jobs get run even after a system failure.

Job flow diagrams. adTempus can generate graphical diagrams of your jobs and job streams, providing an easy way to review and document complex jobs and streams.

Event-driven response framework allows you to add complex conditional logic to your jobs, enabling adTempus to respond to error conditions and other events during job execution. Restart failed jobs and steps, transfer control to other jobs or steps, send e-mail notification messages, capture output files, run "helper" scripts, send keystrokes to applications, and more.

Notification. adTempus offers a wide range of options for sending status messages for jobs, including the ability to send files produced by the job.

Inter-job dependencies. Jobs can depend on and execute other jobs, allowing you to build chains of related or dependent jobs.

Extensive support for scripting. "Helper" scripts can be used throughout the jobs for things like setting command-line parameters and environment variables, checking for successful execution, cleaning up, or any other custom processing that needs to be done. If you need to execute a script as the main target of the job, adTempus allows scripts to return result codes to indicate their status.

Complete integration with Windows security. Permissions are assigned to Windows users and groups to determine which users have access to which jobs within adTempus, and what level of access they have. Every job runs under a user's account so system security is not compromised by allowing non-administrative users to schedule jobs.

Flexible scheduling options support any scheduling scenario, from simple intervals ("run every 3 minutes") to complex rule-based schedules ("run on the last business day of the month"). Shared schedules simplify administration, and holiday settings let you specify what adTempus should do when a job is scheduled to run on a holiday.

Conditional execution of jobs. Jobs can be dependent on files, external processes, and other jobs. Or use a script to provide your own conditional logic.

Allocation of network resources. adTempus can connect network resources and assign network drive letters required by your jobs.

History, reporting, and auditing. adTempus retains full history information (including statistics and error messages) for each job. Auditing capabilities let you track who has added, changed, deleted, and executed jobs.

Distributed scheduling. The adTempus Distributed Scheduling features allow you to centrally manage jobs across multiple servers, and supports job mirroring and load balancing.

System monitoring. adTempus includes system monitoring capabilities, such as the ability to trigger based on WMI events and event log events, and to monitor remote computers, routers, etc.