Setting up a data collection job

You can run a data collection job from the Standards view. You can use the New Data Collection Job wizard to create a job to start the process of collecting data for the specified standards.

To set up a data collection job

  1. Go to Manage > Standards.

  2. In the table pane, select the standard for which you want to run the data collection job. On the taskbar, click Common Tasks > Setup Data Collection.

  3. In the Create or Edit Data Collection Job wizard, in the Specify Job Name and Description panel, in the Name field, type the name of the data collection job.

  4. In the Description box, type a description for the evaluation job and click Next.

  5. In the Select Assets panel, navigate through the assets and select an asset for which you want to set up a data collection.

  6. Click Add to add the asset to the data collection job and click Next.

  7. In the Schedule Job panel, select any one of the following:

    • If you want to run the job after the wizard closes, check Run Now.

    • If you want to run the job at a specified interval, check Run Periodically and enter the following information.

      In the Start On box, enter the start date and time to run the job.

      Under Run periodically options, if you want to run the job only one time, select Run Once. If you want to run the job after specific days, select the number of days in the Run every Day list box. Click Next.

  8. In the Specify Notification Details panel, select Send notification and type the information for sending the notification and click Next.

  9. In the Summary panel, review all the selections that you made and click Finish.

    You can monitor the status of the job from the Monitor > Jobs view.