Hi. I'm Colin Greenwood.

I have developed two related software products. Both are designed for use on Oracle Database 10g and above. If you are familiar with the Oracle database then you will be aware that the Oracle database incorporates a scheduling system. Prior to Oracle 10g this scheduling process had limited functionality. With Oracle 10g this totally changed and a totally new and sophisticated tool was incorporated.

Scheduler FE is a tool designed and built to sit on top of Oracle's Scheduler module. The new tool, Scheduler FE, where FE stands for Front End, is designed to allow the user to gain access to the information that is required from the database. It offers a set of screens that enable the properties of the internal scheduling system to be seen easily. It allows the user to move easily from one area to another so that the information required can be easily retrieved.

Scheduler FE allows the underlying objects to be seen as a whole. It shows the relationships between them in a graphical tree structure and then by highlighting the specific object the user can see the values that have been assigned to it.

SchedulerLite is a tool that displays the details of the Jobs that are expected to run on any selected date. It also displays the Job logs, displaying the details of the Jobs that have already ran. These are two separate displays and are designed to allow the user to see what has run in the past and what is expected to run in the future. Both of these screens exist in the Scheduler FE tool but SchedulerLite has no functionality to modify the underlying schedules. This tool will assist the user to act proactively to prevent problems arising.

To find out more about both of these tools, turn to the documentation page where further information can be found.

I would be pleased to receive

• Suggestions on how to develop either product.
• Details of bugs found.
• Feedback on either product.

You can contact me, Colin Greenwood, on the following e-mail :- colin@enghan.demon.co.uk