User Accounts: Allow users to create and manage profiles, including personal information and scheduling preferences.
Role-Based Access: Define access levels for different types of users (e.g., administrators, job managers, regular users) to ensure appropriate access to system features.
Authentication & Authorization: Implement secure authentication mechanisms (e.g., username/password, multi-factor authentication) and manage user permissions.
2. Job Management
Job Creation: Allow users to create and define jobs, including specifying the job name, description, execution commands or scripts, and parameters.
Job Scheduling: Provide tools for scheduling jobs to run at specific times, intervals, or on specific days. Support cron-like scheduling for complex time-based triggers.
Job Dependencies: Manage dependencies between jobs, ensuring that certain jobs only run after others have completed successfully.
3. Job Execution
Execution Engine: Implement an engine to execute jobs according to their schedules, including running commands or scripts in the background.
Execution Monitoring: Track the status of job executions, including success, failure, and progress. Provide real-time updates and logs.
Retry Mechanisms: Implement retry mechanisms for failed jobs, including configurable retry limits and intervals.
4. Job Monitoring & Reporting
Job Status: Monitor and display the status of currently running and completed jobs, including execution times and outcomes.
Error Reporting: Provide detailed error reports for failed jobs, including error messages and logs for troubleshooting.
Usage Reports: Generate reports on job execution metrics, including execution frequency, success rates, and job durations.
5. Notifications & Alerts
Job Notifications: Send notifications to users about job status updates, including successful completions, failures, or missed schedules.
Alert Management: Allow users to set up alerts for specific job conditions, such as execution errors or performance issues.
6. Security & Compliance
Data Protection: Ensure the system complies with data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR or CCPA) to safeguard user and job data.
Access Control: Implement role-based access control to restrict access to job data and system functionalities based on user roles.
Audit Trails: Maintain logs of job creation, execution, and modifications for accountability and auditing purposes.
7. User Interface & Experience
Responsive Design: Ensure the system is accessible and user-friendly across various devices, including desktops, tablets, and smartphones.
Intuitive Interface: Design an easy-to-navigate interface for job creation, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting.
Accessibility: Comply with accessibility standards to accommodate users with disabilities.
8. Integration with External Systems
Command Line Interfaces: Integrate with command-line tools and scripts for job execution.
External APIs: Optionally integrate with external APIs for job-related functionalities, such as sending notifications or fetching data.
Database Integration: Integrate with databases for storing job data, execution logs, and user information.
9. Technical Features
Job Scheduling Engine: Develop a scheduling engine to handle job timing and execution based on user-defined schedules.
Scalability: Design the system to handle increasing numbers of jobs and users as the organization grows.
Data Export: Allow users to export job data and reports in various formats, such as CSV, Excel, or PDF, for reporting and analysis.
