Creating a Project-Based Job

Project-based jobs allow you to schedule ePublisher AutoMap to generate the output defined by an existing ePublisher project. You first create the ePublisher project as needed, or you can use an existing project. Then, you create a project-based job so ePublisher AutoMap can use the project to generate the output defined by the project.

Note: Project-based jobs support both ePublisher Express projects (.wrp) and ePublisher Designer projects (.wep).

To create a project-based job

1. Start ePublisher AutoMap.

2. On the File menu, click New Job.

3. Select Automate an existing project on the New Job window.

4. Type the path or click the Browse Folder icon to select the ePublisher project you want to schedule, and then click OK.

5. In the Job Name field, type the desired job name.

   Note: The Choose ePublisher project field displays the previously selected ePublisher project. You can change the selected project.

6. If you want to run a pre- or post-build script before or after the job runs, complete the following steps:

   1. Click the Edit Script button for the Pre-build or Post-build script field.

   2. Type or paste your script into the editor, and then click OK. For more information about scripts, see Using Scripts for Additional Custom Processing.

7. Click Next.

   ePublisher displays the Target Selection window. This window lets you select which targets to generate as part of this ePublisher AutoMap job. Depending on your project, there may be multiple targets listed in the Target Selection window.

8. Select the check box in the Build column next to each target you want to generate, and then click Finish.

9. Schedule the job as needed, and then click OK. You can also schedule the job at a later time. For more information, see Scheduling Jobs with Windows Scheduler.

Project-based jobs deploy output only if an output destination is set in the project itself. You specify this deployment information in the target settings in ePublisher. ePublisher AutoMap reads only the output destination name from the project, and then resolves that name against the output destinations available to it. Because output destinations are local to a Windows user on a computer, a destination you created in ePublisher Designer or ePublisher Express resolves automatically when ePublisher AutoMap runs as the same Windows user on the same computer. If ePublisher AutoMap runs on another computer or as another Windows user, make sure an output destination with the same name is defined there, or you may receive a deployment error. For more information, see Defining Output Destinations.