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This skill provides comprehensive guidance for SAP BTP Job Scheduling Service development, configuration, and operations. It should be used when creating, managing, or troubleshooting scheduled jobs on SAP Business Technology Platform. The skill covers service setup, REST API usage, schedule types and formats, OAuth 2.0 authentication, multitenancy, Cloud Foundry tasks, Kyma runtime integration, and monitoring with SAP Cloud ALM and Alert Notification Service. Keywords: SAP BTP, Job Scheduling, jobscheduler, cron, schedule, recurring jobs, one-time jobs, Cloud Foundry tasks, CF tasks, Kyma, OAuth 2.0, XSUAA, @sap/jobs-client, REST API, asynchronous jobs, action endpoint, run logs, SAP Cloud ALM, Alert Notification Service, multitenancy, tenant-aware, BC-CP-CF-JBS

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SAP BTP Job Scheduling Service - Changelog & Version History

Source: https://github.com/SAP-docs/sap-btp-job-scheduling-service/tree/main/docs/10---What-s-New Last Updated: 2025-11-22

Table of Contents

  1. 2025 Updates
  2. 2024 Updates
  3. 2023 Updates
  4. 2022 Updates
  5. 2021 Updates
  6. Feature Summary

2025 Updates

August 21, 2025 - Belize Themes Removed

Type: Changed

Description: The older Belize UI themes were discontinued. Users now select from four Horizon options:

  • Morning Horizon (Default)
  • Evening Horizon
  • Horizon High Contrast Black
  • Horizon High Contrast White

Impact: Systems automatically migrated users from deprecated themes.

July 24, 2025 - New Event Resource Tags

Type: New Feature

Description: Added three new resource tags for event matching with SAP Alert Notification Service:

  • runStatus
  • runState
  • scheduleDescription

Use Case: Enhanced monitoring and filtering capabilities for job notifications.

June 12, 2025 - Default Theme Changed

Type: Changed

Description: "Morning Horizon" became the standard UI theme, replacing the older Belize default.

May 29, 2025 - Multiple Updates

1. Horizon Themes Introduced

Type: New Feature

Description: Four new theme options available for dashboard customization:

  • Morning Horizon
  • Evening Horizon
  • Horizon High Contrast Black
  • Horizon High Contrast White

2. SAP Cloud ALM Integration

Type: New Feature

Description: New capability enabling direct job status tracking through SAP Cloud ALM's interface.

Configuration:

{
  "calmConfig": {
    "enabled": true
  }
}

3. One-Time Schedule Cleanup Policy

Type: New Feature

Description: Unused one-time schedules are now automatically deleted after 30 days of inactivity.

Recommendation: Use recurring schedules as alternative for persistent scheduling needs.

Important: This is an automatic cleanup - no action required, but be aware that inactive one-time schedules will be removed.

2024 Updates

November 14, 2024 - Service Instance Creation Simplified

Type: Changed

Description: The enable-xsuaa-support property now defaults to enabled, eliminating manual configuration requirements.

Impact:

  • New service instances automatically support XSUAA
  • No additional parameters needed during creation
  • Simplifies initial setup process

Before (Required):

{
  "enable-xsuaa-support": true
}

After (Default behavior): No parameter needed.

2023 Updates

August 24, 2023 - Kyma Runtime Support

Type: New Feature

Description: Cross-consumption capabilities for Kyma runtime announced.

Availability: Public cloud infrastructure providers only (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Environments Supported:

  • Cloud Foundry runtime
  • Kyma runtime

July 13, 2023 - Job Filtering in Dashboard

Type: New Feature

Description: Job filtering functionality introduced for the list view.

Filter Options:

  • By job name
  • By subdomain
  • By tenant ID

May 18, 2023 - Two Updates

1. Service Key Creation

Type: New Feature

Description: Service key creation capability added for the standard service plan.

Use Case: Enables credential generation for service instances without application binding.

Command:

cf create-service-key <instance-name> <key-name>

2. SAP Alert Notification Integration

Type: New Feature

Description: Integration with SAP Alert Notification service enabled.

Capabilities:

  • Send notifications when jobs succeed
  • Send notifications when jobs fail
  • Configure via ansConfig in job creation

Configuration:

{
  "ansConfig": {
    "onSuccess": true,
    "onError": true
  }
}

Availability: Cloud Foundry only (not Kyma).

February 9, 2023 - Enhanced Table Column Management

Type: New Feature

Description: Enhanced table column management in the Service Dashboard.

New Capabilities:

  • Adjust width of any column
  • Menu options to view full job/task names
  • Toggle between truncated and full-name display

2022 Updates

September 23, 2022 - Asynchronous Timeout Limit

Type: Changed

Description: The Asynchronous Execution Timeout configuration parameter now has a maximum ceiling.

Maximum Value: 604,800 seconds (7 days)

Configuration Location: Service Dashboard → Configurations

February 24, 2022 - REST API Rate Limiting

Type: New Feature

Description: API calls are now subject to rate limits that may delay or deny requests during high load periods.

Response Codes:

Limit Type Response Code Header
Client limit 429 retry-after
Absolute limit 503 throttling

Recovery: Denied requests can be retried after less than one minute.

February 10, 2022 - Automatic Schedule Deactivation

Type: New Feature

Description: The system now automatically deactivates schedules under certain conditions.

Deactivation Triggers:

  • One-time schedule executed
  • No valid future dates exist
  • Job/schedule endTime reached
  • Action endpoint unreachable for 10+ consecutive days

January 27, 2022 - Certificate-Based Service Binding

Type: New Feature

Description: Users can bind service instances using X.509 certificates.

Recommendation: SAP's recommended practice for secure connections.

Configuration:

{
  "credential-type": "x509",
  "x509": {
    "key-length": 2048,
    "validity": 7,
    "validity-type": "DAYS"
  }
}

2021 Updates

December 16, 2021 - Two Updates

1. REST API Rate Limits

Type: New Feature

Description: Implemented request rate limiting with retry header.

2. Missed Run Behavior

Type: New Feature

Description: Service now skips all missed executions except the last one during outages exceeding 20 minutes.

Behavior:

Outage Duration Behavior
< 20 minutes All missed runs executed
>= 20 minutes Only last missed run executed

Rationale: Prevents overwhelming target applications upon recovery.

May 20, 2021 - Custom Identity Provider Support

Type: New Feature

Description: The service extended compatibility to work with custom identity providers alongside platform users.

Capabilities:

  • Dashboard management with custom IdP
  • Support for federated authentication

February 25, 2021 - CF Task Timeout

Type: New Feature

Description: Asynchronous job execution adopted a 30-minute default timeout limit.

Details:

  • Tasks automatically terminated after timeout
  • Configurable via Service Dashboard → Configurations
  • Maximum: 604,800 seconds (7 days)

December 17, 2020 - Binding Level Secrets

Type: New Feature

Description: New client secrets are automatically generated when applications bind to the service.

Benefit: Enables secret rotation through unbind/rebind cycles.

Rotation Process:

  1. cf unbind-service <app> <instance>
  2. cf bind-service <app> <instance>
  3. cf restage <app>

Feature Summary

Key Capabilities by Year

Year Major Features
2025 Horizon themes, Cloud ALM integration, one-time schedule cleanup
2024 Simplified XSUAA setup (defaults enabled)
2023 Kyma support, Alert Notification, service keys, job filtering
2022 Rate limiting, certificate binding, auto-deactivation, async timeout cap
2021 Custom IdP, CF task timeout, missed run behavior, binding secrets

Current Feature Set

Scheduling:

  • One-time and recurring schedules
  • Cron, date/time, human-readable formats
  • Automatic cleanup of unused one-time schedules (30 days)

Execution:

  • Synchronous (≤15 seconds)
  • Asynchronous (up to 7 days timeout)
  • Cloud Foundry tasks

Security:

  • OAuth 2.0 (XSUAA) - default enabled
  • X.509 certificate binding (recommended)
  • Custom identity provider support
  • Binding-level credential rotation

Monitoring:

  • SAP Cloud ALM integration
  • SAP Alert Notification Service (CF only)
  • Event resource tags (runStatus, runState, scheduleDescription)

Management:

  • Service Dashboard with Horizon themes
  • REST API with rate limiting
  • Node.js client library
  • Job filtering by name, subdomain, tenant ID

Runtimes:

  • Cloud Foundry
  • Kyma (public cloud only)

External References

SAP Documentation

Source Files

  • what-s-new-for-sap-job-scheduling-service-35dd2f8.md
  • 2023-what-s-new-for-sap-job-scheduling-service-archive-8ff6481.md
  • 2022-what-s-new-for-sap-job-scheduling-service-archive-cd1964a.md
  • 2021-what-s-new-for-sap-job-scheduling-service-archive-78f6a4b.md

Source: SKILL.md on GitHub

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  "maintainer": "Eduard Jiglau",
  "maintainer_email": "hello@sap-ai-skills.com",
  "website": "https://sap-ai-skills.com",
  "version": "2.4.1",
  "last_verified": "2025-11-27"
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