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TCS
US
Last activity: 21 Sep 2017 13:10 EDT
What is the difference between "BIX Extract run from Agent scheduler" and "BIX Extract run from UNIX script (CA7 job)".
Could you please explain in what purpose we use UNIX script to run PEGA BIX Extract.
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Pegasystems
IN
BIX, till 7.1.8, was not available with all the options to be run via a Pega platform agent. If things needed to be scheduled to run at regular intervals, command line (batch script or shell script) was the only option.
Note that when run via an agent, it will run in a background thread in the same JVM as the node where it has been scheduled to run. If run via a shell script, it spawns a new JVM (process) to extract the data. So the call is whether to load the current JVM with extra processing or to spawn a new one.
we include a shell script to run bix extract from outside of application server. Like our other prpcutils script features, we use xml files to configure database connectivity and specify options. The shell fires up a stand-alone jvm that instantiates engine and runs the exportImpl BIX code.
with proper profile and setup, no reason that the shell script can not run under any standard task scheduler, including crontab or CA7
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Pegasystems
IN
BIX, till 7.1.8, was not available with all the options to be run via a Pega platform agent. If things needed to be scheduled to run at regular intervals, command line (batch script or shell script) was the only option.
Note that when run via an agent, it will run in a background thread in the same JVM as the node where it has been scheduled to run. If run via a shell script, it spawns a new JVM (process) to extract the data. So the call is whether to load the current JVM with extra processing or to spawn a new one.
Pegasystems Inc.
IN
Hello!
You can find all the BIX related information on the BIX landing page on PDN: https://pdn.pega.com/products/business-intelligence-exchange-bix
This link also contains the BIX User Guide.
Frontier BPM
US
And to Add to the above conversation, to run BIX from unix script, Pega (application) need not be up and running, BIX will interact with Pega database and perform the extract. No Additional load on Pega application. Please correct my understanding if it is wrong.
Regards,
Burhan.
Pegasystems Inc.
US
Yes you are correct. As Andy stated earlier when running BIX from the command line it fires up a stand-alone jvm that instantiates engine and runs the exportImpl BIX code. There is no interaction with the app server or Pega application. It is strictly dealing with the database. Of course it is the same database that the Pega application is interacting with if it is up and running so you still do not want to be running BIX extractions during peak hours.
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Pegasystems
IN
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