Introducing Bigitcon LoadController
Scheduling of daily processing and error handling is a recurring and sore point in the operation of the systems. Projects quickly outgrow services provided by simple task scheduling and it becomes necessary to implement a task scheduler, however the selection of the tool is not an easy task, because it must meet several, even conflicting, criteria:
- Be easy to use
- Be able to run diverse type scripts
- Be able to handle errors
- Handle stuck processes
- Be able to run multiple tasks in parallel
- Be able to limit the use of resources
- Be able to manage dependencies
- Manage configurations
- Send notifications
- Notifications should be customizable
- Be monitorable
Bigitcon LoadController is a solution to all of these, because:
It is easy to use
Just copy the files you want to run into a directory and the LoadController will take them to the next start.
The configuration can be specified in a JSON file, which can also be modified with a general text editor.
To start database scripts, accesses can be stored in a central JSON file, so there is no need to burn them into the scripts.
Special requirements of particular scripts can be specified in a simple comment in the given file, so it is always easy to see and modify what belongs to what.
Can run diverse type scripts
BigITCon LoadController supports the following files:
- Running MSSQL files with sqlcmd
- Running postgresql files with psql
- Running PowerShell scripts to start any other process
Can handle errors
- Retry run
- Start an error handling file
- Skip file
- Skip directory
- Stop loading


Handles stuck processes
BigITCon LoadController manages multiple levels of configurable time frame for running a file and can send a notification when the time frame expires or treats the run as an error and thus stopping it and involving it in the error management procedure.
Can run multiple tasks in parallel
Resource usage can be limited
Can handle dependencies
Manages configurations
Sends notifications

Notifications can be customized
Can be monitored
By default, BigITCon LoadController writes its status to a file and can report the running status to the PowerShell console in an easy-to-read format.
It can store the running status in an MS SQL or Postgresql database in a configured way, so external monitoring (e.g. reports) can easily build based on the stored data.
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Hungary 1036 Budapest, Bécsi út 52.
Phone: +36 30-160-2890
E-mail: info@bigitcon.hu