How PolicyCenter schedules the Policy Exception rules

Three separate batch processes control the time at which PolicyCenter runs the exception rules.

`OpenPolicyException`	Runs on all `PolicyPeriod` entities that are in an open status—Draft, Quoted, and Binding, for example
`BoundPolicyException`	Runs on all `PolicyPeriod` entities in a bound status—only those that are the latest in model time
`ClosedPolicyException`	Runs on all `PolicyPeriod` entities in a closed status—Withdrawn, Declined, and Not Taken, for example

All three processes invoke the same rule set. Therefore, if you want the exception behavior to vary based on the PolicyPeriod status, you need to test that status within the rules.

In the base configuration, Guidewire disables these batch processes by default. To enable a batch process, remove the comments around its entry in scheduler-config.xml. If enabled, PolicyCenter runs the default entries at the following times:

OpenPolicyException runs every night at 2 a.m.
BoundPolicyException runs on the first Saturday of each month at 12:00 noon
ClosedPolicyException runs on the first Sunday of each month at 12:00 noon

You can use configuration parameters in config.xml to limit how often PolicyCenter runs the exception rules against a single PolicyPeriod entity. Use the following parameters:

Batch process	Use parameter…	Default (days)
`OpenPolicyException`	`OpenPolicyThresholdDays`	1
`BoundPolicyException`	`BoundPolicyThresholdDays`	14
`ClosedPolicyException`	`ClosedPolicyThresholdDays`	14

These parameters limit how many days must pass before the exception rules run a second time on any given PolicyPeriod entity. For instance, suppose that a given PolicyPeriod has a withdrawn status and ClosedPolicyThresholdDays is set to 30. After PolicyCenter runs the exception rules on that PolicyPeriod, the ClosedPolicyException process does not run rules on that particular policy again until at least 30 days have passed. Thus, these configuration parameters are useful as throttles for performance.

The following table summarizes this information:

Process	Default Schedule	Criteria
`OpenPolicyException`	Every night at 2 a.m.	`PolicyPeriod` entities that are unlocked and that have a `PolicyException` whose `ExCheckTime` is earlier than `OpenPolicyExceptionThresholdDays` days ago.
`BoundPolicyException`	First Saturday noon	`PolicyPeriod` entities that are bound (and `MostRecentModel == true`) and have a `PolicyException` whose `ExCheckTime` is earlier than `BoundPolicyExceptionThresholdDays` days ago.
`ClosedPolicyException`	First Sunday noon	`PolicyPeriod` entities that are locked but not bound and have a `PolicyException` whose `ExCheckTime` is earlier than `ClosedPolicyExceptionThresholdDays` days ago.