BrightWork contains a number of timer jobs that must be feature activated to take advantage of the functionality they support. This is generally done when BrightWork is installed. The timer jobs are deactivated by default and must be activated (or deactivated) from the Manage Web Application Features page in SharePoint Central Administration on a web application by web application basis.
The Project Metrics Recalculation Timer Job automatically recalculates all the active metrics. Project sites can be excluded from the Metrics timer job on a site by site basis.
The BrightWork Project Cache Maintenance Timer Job activates a timer job that supports the Project Cache.
The BrightWork Project Schedule Recalculation Timer Job recalculates Project Schedule lists in this web application. The Project Schedule list is a deprecated feature from a previous version of BrightWork. This timer job is now obsolete.
The BrightWork Project Status Report Cache Maintenance Timer Job activates a timer job that supports the Project Status Report Cache.
The BrightWork Scheduled Email Timer Job sends Scheduled Email Reports.
The BrightWork Task Scheduling Timer Job activates a timer job which calculates the schedule for any included task lists in this web application.
The BrightWork User Access Report Timer Job activates a timer jobs that generates a User Access Report.
The BrightWork Work Cache Maintenance Timer Job activates two timer jobs that support the Work Cache.
The time and frequency the timer jobs run at can be adjusted via central administration.
Note: This task requires administrator access to the server and some knowledge of administering SharePoint. If you are a BrightWork Online customer, this will be managed for you by our hosting partner.
To activate or deactivate a BrightWork timer job:
Note: Features must be activated on a web application by web application basis.
The BrightWork Timer jobs check the following conditions before running:
Condition | Action |
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ReadLocked | If the site collection has ReadLocked set to true then it will not be processed. |
ReadOnly | If the site collection has ReadOnly set to true then it will not be processed. Note: This is the site collection state when it is being backed up. You should take care not to schedule e-mails when the site collection backup runs. |
WriteLocked | If the site collection has WriteLocked set to true then it will not be processed. |
Note: If the site collection is not a BrightWork site collection it will not be processed. This helps the timer job run quicker.