Monitoring Jobs in Anaphora

Anaphora provides powerful tools to monitor your reporting jobs. This guide covers everything you need to know about job monitoring and management.

The Jobs Dashboard

The Jobs dashboard is your command center for monitoring all reporting activities:

Active Jobs: Currently running reports
Scheduled Jobs: Upcoming automated reports
Completed Jobs: Successfully delivered reports
Failed Jobs: Reports that encountered errors

Understanding Job States

Jobs in Anaphora can be in several states:

PENDING: Waiting to start
RUNNING: Currently executing
COMPLETED: Successfully finished
FAILED: Encountered an error
PAUSED: Temporarily suspended

Monitoring Features

Real-time Status

Live progress indicators
Current step visualization
Time elapsed/remaining estimates

Job Details

Capture configuration
Delivery settings
Schedule information
Resource usage

Health Metrics

Success/failure rates
Average completion time
Resource utilization
Delivery performance

Setting Up Alerts

Configure notifications for:

Job completion
Execution failures
Performance issues
Resource constraints

Best Practices

Regular Monitoring

Check the dashboard daily
Review failure patterns
Monitor resource usage
Track delivery success rates

Performance Optimization

Stagger job schedules
Set appropriate timeouts
Monitor memory usage
Optimize capture settings

Troubleshooting Tips

Check job logs
Verify configurations
Test network connectivity
Validate credentials

Advanced Monitoring

API Integration

# Example API call to check job status
response = requests.get(
    'https://your-anaphora/api/v1/jobs/status',
    headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'}
)

Custom Dashboards

Create personalized views:

Team-specific metrics
Department reports
Client dashboards

Maintenance Tasks

Regular maintenance ensures smooth operation:

Archive old reports
Clean up failed jobs
Update schedules
Rotate credentials

Need help? Check our troubleshooting guide or contact support.