Using .NET to schedule a task on Azure Scheduler

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I am using Azure WebJobs to clean records from my database 48 hours after I have added them. The WebJob is always listening onto a message queue (also on Azure) which will contain a message that specifies which record to delete.

I add record to the DB though my C# MVC application. I wish to use the Azure scheduler to push a message onto the Queue 48 hours after I have added the record. I can't seem to find a way how to schedule these tasks automatically through my MVC. Is this possible ? I have found ways to call an already configured scheduled job , but I need to create these jobs when I add the records, so that record specific information is passed to the scheduler body.

you can use scheduler REST API to create jobs programmatically..Check this — shwetaOnStack
@shwetaOnStack:i have created one demo as specified on this azure.microsoft.com/en-in/documentation/articles/… how do i know whether this task has run or not?? — Learning-Overthinker-Confused

Gaurav Mantri Gaurav Mantri · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-07T10:04:58

I add record to the DB though my C# MVC application. I wish to use the Azure scheduler to push a message onto the Queue 48 hours after I have added the record.

One way to achieve this is to immediately push the message in the queue but keep it invisible for 48 hours through a property called initialVisibilityDelay when adding message to a queue. Will that be an acceptable solution?

Using .NET to schedule a task on Azure Scheduler

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