Sharepoint project timer

Skip to main content This browser is no longer supported. Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support. PnP timer job framework Article06/29/2022 In this article -->The PnP timer job framework is a set of classes designed to ease the creation of background processes that operate against SharePoint sites. The timer job framework is similar to on-premises full trust code timer jobs (SPJobDefinition). The primary difference between the timer job framework and the full trust code timer job is that the timer job framework only uses client-side APIs and therefore can (and should) be run outside of SharePoint. The timer job framework makes it possible to build timer jobs that operate against SharePoint Online.After a timer job has been created, it needs to be scheduled and executed. The two most common options are:When Microsoft Azure is the hosting platform, timer jobs can be deployed and run as Azure WebJobs.When Windows Server is the hosting platform (for example, for on-premises SharePoint), timer jobs can be deployed and run in Windows Scheduler.For a video introduction to timer jobs, see the video Introduction to the PnP timer job framework, which introduces the timer job framework and demonstrates the simple timer job example.Simple timer job exampleIn this section, you will learn how to create a very simple timer job. The goal of this sample is to provide the reader a quick view; later on we provide a more detailed explanation of the timer job framework.NoteFor a more extensive PnP solution with ten individual timer job examples, from "Hello world" samples to actual content expiration jobs, see Core.TimerJobs.Samples.The following steps describe how to create a simple timer job.Step 1: Create a Console project and reference PnP CoreCreate a new project of the type "console" and reference the

Microsoft uses timer jobs to do things like dead web cleanup (purging unused sites from site collections among others.Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 lets you create custom jobs that are executed at set intervals. These jobs, known as timer jobs, are similar to those tasks that you can create in any version of Windows by using the Task Scheduler application. This capability is useful for scheduled process jobs because you keep everything in Windows SharePoint Services rather than create a console .exe file that is configured to run at set intervals by using the Windows Task Scheduler. You can create your own custom timer jobs to do your own scheduled tasks. The major benefits to using the Windows SharePoint Services timer service compared to using Windows Task Scheduler: Benefits: a. Timer service knows the topology of the Office SharePoint Server farm, and that you can load balance the jobs across all the servers in the farm or tie them to specific servers that are running particular servicesb. Once your timer job has been installed you can view it's status through Central Administration and even disable/enable it... all without console access to your production servers! c. When your job runs, MOSS passes it the GUID of the content database for the site the job is registered with. You can use this GUID to obtain a reference to a content database, then a site collection, and finally a site within the collection (SPWeb)d. No user involvement and it is easier to maintain a Timer Job. You can manage it directly from Central Administration. e. Timer Jobs are created at the web application level.Steps to create a Custom Timer Job:Creating custom timer jobs in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 can be useful when a project requires a scheduled process to be executed. Timer jobs are

PnP Core library by doing one of the following:Add the Office 365 Developer Patterns and Practices Core NuGet package to your project. There's a NuGet package for v15 (on-premises) and for v16 (Office 365). This is the preferred option.Add the existing PnP Core source project to your project. This allows you to step into the PnP core code when debugging.NoteYou will be responsible for keeping this code updated with the latest changes added to PnP.Step 2: Create a timer job class and add your timer job logicAdd a class for the timer job named SimpleJob.Have the class inherit the TimerJob abstract base class.In the constructor, give the timer job a name (base("SimpleJob")) and connect the TimerJobRun event handler.Add your timer job logic to the TimerJobRun event handler.The result will be similar to the following:using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Linq;using System.Text;using System.Threading.Tasks;using Microsoft.SharePoint.Client;using OfficeDevPnP.Core.Framework.TimerJobs;namespace Core.TimerJobs.Samples.SimpleJob{ public class SimpleJob: TimerJob { public SimpleJob() : base("SimpleJob") { TimerJobRun += SimpleJob_TimerJobRun; } void SimpleJob_TimerJobRun(object sender, TimerJobRunEventArgs e) { e.WebClientContext.Load(e.WebClientContext.Web, p => p.Title); e.WebClientContext.ExecuteQueryRetry(); Console.WriteLine("Site {0} has title {1}", e.Url, e.WebClientContext.Web.Title); } }}Step 3: Update Program.cs to use the timer jobThe timer job created in the previous step still needs to be executed. To do so, update Program.cs by using the following steps:Instantiate your timer job class.Provide the authentication details for the timer job. This example uses the user name and password to authenticate against SharePoint Online.Add one or more sites for the timer job program to access. This example uses a wild card character in the URL. The timer job runs on all sites that match this wild card URL.Start the timer job by calling the Run method.static void Main(string[] args){ // Instantiate the timer job class SimpleJob simpleJob = new SimpleJob(); // The provided credentials need access to the site collections you want to use