How to Schedule Azure Batch Jobs to Run Only on Weekdays and Skip Weekends?

Stanley Ramakrishnan 40

Hi,

I'm looking to configure an Azure Batch job schedule to run only on weekdays and skip weekends. From my research and forum interactions, I understand that the Weekdays attribute has been deprecated in the latest version.

Any guidance or examples would be greatly appreciated.

Thaks in advance

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vipullag-MSFT 26,421 Reputation points

2024-07-03T04:30:16.7866667+00:00
Hello Stanley Ramakrishnan

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Platform, thanks for posting your query here.

You can use the Schedule property to specify the recurrence pattern for the job.

Here's an example of how to configure an Azure Batch job schedule to run only on weekdays and skip weekends using the Schedule property:

{ "id": "myJobSchedule", "displayName": "My Job Schedule", "schedule": { "weekDays": [ "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday" ], "startTime": "09:00", "endTime": "17:00", "interval": { "minutes": 30 } }, "jobSpecification": { "poolInfo": { "poolId": "myPool" }, "jobManagerTask": { "id": "myJobManagerTask", "commandLine": "cmd /c echo Hello World" } } }

In this example, the weekDays property specifies an array of weekdays on which the job should run. The startTime and endTime properties specify the start and end times for the job, and the interval property specifies the frequency at which the job should run.

You can modify this example to suit your specific needs.

Hope this helps.
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Stanley Ramakrishnan 40 Reputation points

2024-07-03T05:12:26.4166667+00:00

I'm using Python with the Azure Batch SDK to create a job schedule. Below is a simplified version of the code snippet:

job_schedule = { "id": "from_forum_sample", "displayName": "My Job Schedule", "schedule": { "weekDays": [ "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday" ], "startTime": "09:00", "endTime": "17:00", "interval": { "minutes": 30 } }, "jobSpecification": { scala "poolInfo": { "poolId": "myPool" }, "jobManagerTask": { "id": "myJobManagerTask", "commandLine": "cmd /c echo Hello World" } } } #### Initialize the BatchServiceClient batch_client = BatchServiceClient() scheduler.create_job_schedule(job_schedule)

In this code snippet, I'm using the BatchServiceClient class from the Azure Batch SDK for Python (azure.batch). It allows me to define and create a job schedule.

However, I'm unable to find detailed documentation on the weekDays attribute in the current API reference for Azure Batch SDK. Could you please provide the specific URL or documentation section that explains the usage of weekDays in job scheduling?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/batchservice/job-schedule/add?view=rest-batchservice-2023-11-01&tabs=HTTP

vipullag-MSFT 26,421 Reputation points

2024-07-03T05:25:17.66+00:00

Hello Stanley Ramakrishnan

Thanks for responding and confirming that you are using Python with the Azure Batch SDK. I would request you to please post your query here: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/issues

Stanley Ramakrishnan 40 Reputation points

2024-07-03T06:50:34.26+00:00

Hi @vipullag-MSFT

Thank you for your quick response. Regarding the Python SDK, I'm open to using any language as long as it provides a solution to the issue at hand.

The configuration you've shared seems perfect. Could you please elaborate a bit more on where and how you've utilized the config file?

Looking forward to your insights.

Thanks
Stan

vipullag-MSFT 26,421 Reputation points

2024-07-04T05:23:39.0966667+00:00

I apologize for the confusion. The weekDays property is actually not a valid property for the Schedule object in the Azure Batch SDK for Python. Instead, you can use the days_of_week property to specify the days of the week on which the job should run.

Here is an updated version of your code snippet that uses the correct property:
from azure.batch import BatchServiceClient

from azure.batch.models import JobScheduleAddParameter, JobSpecification, PoolInformation, JobManagerTask, Schedule, DayOfWeek job_schedule = JobScheduleAddParameter( id='from_forum_sample', display_name='My Job Schedule', schedule=Schedule( days_of_week=[DayOfWeek.monday, DayOfWeek.tuesday, DayOfWeek.wednesday, DayOfWeek.thursday, DayOfWeek.friday], start_time='09:00', end_time='17:00', interval='PT30M' ), job_specification=JobSpecification( pool_info=PoolInformation(pool_id='myPool'), job_manager_task=JobManagerTask( id='myJobManagerTask', command_line='cmd /c echo Hello World' ) ) ) # Initialize the BatchServiceClient batch_client = BatchServiceClient() # Create the job schedule batch_client.job_schedule.add(job_schedule)

In this updated version, the days_of_week property is set to an array of DayOfWeek enum values that correspond to the days of the week on which the job should run. The start_time and end_time properties specify the start and end times of the job, and the interval property specifies the frequency at which the job should run.

I hope this helps!

AzureKnwGt-8579 20 Reputation points

2024-09-09T09:12:12.41+00:00

In the documentation I cannot find any property where you can say days of the week? Can you link where this is said to be?

Castro Rozo, Fabio 0 Reputation points

2024-12-23T11:34:51.0733333+00:00

Hi @vipullag-MSFT

I can't see the Schedule parameters you mention in your example in the official SDK documentation for Python.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/python/api/azure-batch/azure.batch.models.schedule?view=azure-python

Neither in the official Azure Batch Rest API documentation.

Is your example based on an older version?
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