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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions Server-Side Components/Background Scripts/Run a Scheduled Job/README.md
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A script to run an existing Scheduled Job programmatically. Can be used as Background script, in a Script Include or anywhere a server side script is available.
Replace `sys_id` with the Sys ID of the Scheduled Job to be run.
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// Generic/parent scheduled job table = sysauto
var grScheduledJob = new GlideRecord("sysauto");
if (grScheduledJob.get(sys_id)) {
// In order to run the job successfully, we need the more specific
// child table name of the scheduled job (eg. sysauto_script)
var classname = grScheduledJob.getValue('sys_class_name');
var scheduledJob = new GlideRecord(classname);
if (scheduledJob.get(sys_id))
gs.executeNow(scheduledJob);
}
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