pretty sure it's not possible but is it at all pos...
# suitescriptm
mg2017
10/14/2020, 8:32 PMpretty sure it's not possible but is it at all possible to kill off a scheduled script?
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David B
10/14/2020, 8:35 PMNot retrospectively, but if you know ahead of time that you may want to kill it during development:
I've seen others mention putting checks into their scheduled script like "if this custom record exists/is active" and then bailing execution in the code if it doesn't pass the check
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stalbert
10/14/2020, 8:35 PMtry undeploying it?
stalbert
10/14/2020, 8:36 PMI've put a kill switch in the past by using a script parameter - have the script check the killswitch script parameter as it processes
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stalbert
10/14/2020, 8:36 PMsimilar to the custom record approach but keeps it 'closer' to the script.
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David B
10/14/2020, 8:36 PMThat seems like a much more elegant way to do it
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mg2017
10/14/2020, 8:40 PMsorry, can you explain the kill switch approach? i didn't understand.
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stalbert
10/14/2020, 8:46 PMcreate a script parameter, like a checkbox and name it something like 'killswitch' or 'abort' or whatever makes sense to you
stalbert
10/14/2020, 8:46 PMthen in your code, do calls to
getParameter()stalbert
10/14/2020, 8:47 PMHave that 'abort' parameter be set to
falsestalbert
10/14/2020, 8:47 PMthen when you want to abort the script, go into the deployment and check the newly added checkbox.
stalbert
10/14/2020, 8:48 PMIf your use case is just developing a script that runs something based on a search for example, I'd recommend just limiting your search results to a couple rows during development.
stalbert
10/14/2020, 8:48 PMrather than trying to forcibly stop the script executing across many records.
stalbert
10/14/2020, 8:48 PMnot sure your use case, but that's my $0.02 I guess.
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mg2017
10/14/2020, 8:51 PMthanks for that - sounds like a neat approach
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