What runtimes are supported by this skill?

It supports both Cloud Foundry and Kyma runtimes on SAP Business Technology Platform for managing background tasks and jobs.

What is the minimum schedule interval supported?

The SAP BTP Job Scheduling service supports a minimum schedule interval of 5 minutes.

Can I use standard Linux cron expressions?

No, SAP BTP Job Scheduling uses a specific 7-field cron format (Year Month Day DayOfWeek Hour Minute Second). This skill provides the correct syntax and examples.

Does it support asynchronous job execution?

Yes, it includes best practices for long-running jobs that return a 202 Accepted status, including how to update run logs upon completion.

How does the skill handle authentication?

It provides detailed patterns for OAuth 2.0 configuration using XSUAA, including xs-security.json templates and credential rotation best practices.

SAP BTP Job Scheduling

Name: SAP BTP Job Scheduling
Author: secondsky

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Cloud Infrastructure

Provides comprehensive guidance and implementation patterns for managing scheduled jobs and tasks on SAP Business Technology Platform.

About

This skill empowers developers to effectively implement the SAP BTP Job Scheduling Service across Cloud Foundry and Kyma runtimes. It offers deep expertise in configuring recurring and one-time jobs using various formats like SAP-specific cron, human-readable strings, and ISO-8601 dates. It covers critical aspects of the service lifecycle, including OAuth 2.0 authentication via XSUAA, asynchronous job execution for long-running processes, multitenancy support, and integration with monitoring tools like SAP Cloud ALM and Alert Notification Service to ensure production-ready operations.

Key Features

SAP-specific cron and human-readable schedule configuration
OAuth 2.0 and XSUAA security configuration patterns
Multitenant-aware job scheduling for SaaS applications
2 GitHub stars
REST API integration for programmatic job management
Asynchronous execution and Cloud Foundry task orchestration

Use Cases

Implementing automated daily data processing tasks in SAP BTP applications
Configuring long-running asynchronous background jobs with callback notifications
Setting up tenant-specific schedules for multitenant BTP solutions

About

Key Features

SAP-specific cron and human-readable schedule configuration
OAuth 2.0 and XSUAA security configuration patterns
Multitenant-aware job scheduling for SaaS applications
2 GitHub stars
REST API integration for programmatic job management
Asynchronous execution and Cloud Foundry task orchestration

Use Cases

Implementing automated daily data processing tasks in SAP BTP applications
Configuring long-running asynchronous background jobs with callback notifications
Setting up tenant-specific schedules for multitenant BTP solutions