Overview
Large posting runs can take a lot of time and use a lot of system resources, which can effect other areas of the system.
For this reason Weighsoft has the ability to schedule a posting run in the background at a time of your choosing in the background (outside of office hours for example).
Note: this feature is only available from version 5.536 onwards
Settings
In order for this functionality to work you must enable the below setting:
Go to Administration>System Settings>App Services
Locate and Enable the following settings
"Offload Long Running Processes To a Queue"
"Posting Queue Enabled" (this option will only appear in 5.538+)
Enable the setting
Click Save
Note: If you are running 5.536 or 5.537 you will need to contact support for the background service to be restarted in order for the function to go live.
If you are running 5.538 or higher then this setting is enabled and active by default.
Process
The posting screen will appear slightly different depending on your version, however they are functionally the same.
Versions 5.536 to 5.537
Once the above is enabled you can schedule a posting run by going to the posting screen and using the "Schedule Posting" option.
Set a date and time for the run to be carried out and click "Schedule Posting"
The posting run will appear on the posting screen with a schedule time on the right-hand side.
Once the run has been scheduled you can see all the details (including it's progress) in Administration>Lookups>Processing Long Running Tasks
Versions 5.539+
In versions 5.539 onwards the Posting screen has been amended to show the schedule options on the left as well as a progress indicator on the screen itself.
Set your posting filters as normal and then in the "Run with Queue" section set the time for the posting run to be carried out.
You will see a "pending" icon and the start time in the "Queue Progress" column.
Once the run starts the time will switch to a percentage progress tracker.
Once the run has been completed you will get an on-screen notification and the run will show as "Completed" on the posting screen
