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Screenshot 217: Execute job options
10. Select when the job is executed and click Finish:
Options Description
Schedule job The job will be saved and executed according to the database operations schedule.
Run the job now Job is executed immediately. Unscheduled jobs only run once and cannot be reused.
Table 85: Creating maintenance jobs - Schedule options
Export filename
The convention used by GFI EventsManager to name the export file is shown and described below:
[ESM ID]_[Job ID]_[Date From]_[Date To].EXP
Name Section Description
ESM ID Refers to the unique identifier given to each GFI EventsManager instance running in the organization.
Job ID Refers to the unique identifier given to each maintenance job created.
Date From Refers to the date of the earliest event exported.
Date To Refers to the date of the latest event exported.
.EXP This is the file extension given to all export files.
Table 86: Database operations: Export file name structure
14.2.3 Export to SQL
Export to SQL enables you to export items directly to an SQL Server instance that is reachable by the
GFI EventsManager host.
To create an export to SQL job:
1. Click Configuration tab and select Options.
2. From Configurations, right-click Database Operations node and select Create new job…