Note: This article applies to adTempus 3 and earlier. For adTempus 4 and later, see the Disable Execution for All Jobs help topic.

Summary

This article describes how to disable execution of all jobs in adTempus.

More Information

Sometimes it is convenient to pause all job execution in adTempus, for example while making wide-spread configuration changes or troubleshooting system issues.

While individual jobs or queues can be disabled (or held) through the adTempus Console, the Console does not provide a way to halt all job execution.

Two methods can be used to accomplish this:

Shut down adTempus

You can stop adTempus from running jobs by simply shutting down the adTempus service. However, if the adTempus service is not running you will not be able to view or modify jobs.

Disable job execution

To disable job execution but keep adTempus running so that you can make configuration changes, follow this procedure:

  1. Stop the adTempus service.
  2. Run the Registry Editor and go to the following key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Arcana Development\adTempus\options
  3. Create a new STRING value named "Engine:RunJobs" and set it to "0".
  4. Start the adTempus service.

You can now connect to adTempus through the Console to view or modify job settings.

Note: This method disables all job execution. Jobs will not be triggered automatically, and will not execute if they are submitted manually. 

To re-enable job execution:

  1. Stop the adTempus service.
  2. Run the Registry Editor and go to the following key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Arcana Development\adTempus\options
  3. Delete the value named "Engine:RunJobs". Be sure you only delete this value, not the entire key.
  4. Start the adTempus service.