JobScheduler is the scheduler for the DataSwitch (DSW) application, which was developed by SOS GmbH for Schering AG in 2003. After the merger with Bayer AG (Leverkusen) DataSwitch was continued and extended.
DataSwitch is an ETL tool, which is used to collect (by pull principle) daily, weekly and monthly data for all local and global material regarding actual stocks, daily warehouse transactions and weekly/monthly prices from all (120+) subsidiaries of the Bayer Healthcare division worldwide. The data is deployed on a daily basis to various IT-Systems, e.g. R/3-ERP, SAP/APO, different SAP/BW-Systems and others.
The business processes supported by DSW are "global inventory management", "consignment accounting" and "supply chain planning". DataSwitch supports simple csv- or fixed-record-format-data files, Excel-files, his own XML format and SAP IDocs. The data is validated, consolidated and distributed asynchronously to the subscribing systems.