Job Monitoring Dashboard

The FAFSA Job Scheduling & Monitoring Dashboards provide real-time and historical insights into the performance, reliability, and efficiency of ISIR file processing workflows. These visualizations allow both IT teams and financial aid staff to monitor the operational health of automated job executions, troubleshoot failures, and optimize scheduling performance, all without needing direct access to Banner.

Performance Overview

The first set of charts present a high-level view of job activity and success rates, helping financial aid and IT teams monitor processing health at a glance.

Job Metrics Summary

At the top of the dashboard, four key metrics summarize FAFSA job activity over the selected time period:

• Total Jobs Executed

• Successful Jobs

• Failed Jobs

• Jobs Retried

This view supports quick operational assessments without needing to log into Banner.

Jobs by Day

This chart displays the number of jobs processed each day (Mon–Sun), categorized by outcome:

• ✅ Successful (teal bars)

• ❌ Failed (yellow bars)

Use this visualization to spot patterns such as high failure days or processing volume trends.

Success vs. Failure Distribution

The donut chart to the right visualizes the overall job outcome ratio during the reporting window:

• Majority successful (teal)

• Minority failed (yellow)

This quick snapshot supports SLA monitoring and system health reviews.

Detailed Execution Metrics & Job Logs

This section provides deeper insights into job duration, retry trends, and individual job details, enabling diagnostics and performance tuning.

Average Duration per Stage

A bar graph shows the average processing time (in seconds) for each phase of the workflow:

• Fetch (S3)

• Submit (Banner)

• Retrieve (Logs)

This helps identify stages that may be experiencing latency or require optimization.

Pay close attention to spikes in max latency and an increasing error rate, especially during peak usage periods.

Retries & Queue Wait Time

A line chart visualizes:

• Retry Count per day (yellow line)

• Average Wait Time before job processing begins (blue line)

These metrics reveal:

• Whether system issues are causing frequent retries

• How long jobs remain in queue before execution

Recent Jobs Table

This detailed table lists the most recent FAFSA job executions, including:

Job ID	Unique execution identifier
Date/Time	Start time of the job
Duration	Total time taken for execution
Stage Times	Time breakdown per stage
Retries	Number of retry attempts
Status	Final outcome (Success or Failed)

Use this section to:

• Investigate failed jobs

• Compare performance across executions

• Review retry behavior

FAFSA Jobs Pending Review

At the bottom, the task queue displays pending job reviews, such as log investigations. This workflow enables exception handling, accountability, and compliance logging.