# Job Name

Status: Draft

## Purpose

What business or operational outcome does this job produce?

## Owner

- Primary owner:
- Backup owner:
- Escalation contact:

## Summary

Short explanation of what the job does in plain language.

## Trigger

How does the job start?

- Scheduled task:
- SQL Agent job:
- Service:
- Script:
- Manual action:
- Application-triggered:
- Other:

## Schedule

- Frequency:
- Expected start time:
- Expected duration:
- Time zone:
- Blackout windows:

## Runtime Location

- Server/workstation:
- Application:
- Script path:
- Working directory:
- Account/context:

Do not document passwords or secrets.

## Inputs

| Input | Location | Format | Required | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |

## Outputs

| Output | Location | Format | Recipient/System | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |

## Dependencies

- File shares:
- Databases:
- External systems:
- Printers:
- Email:
- Third-party tools:
- Permissions:
- Network access:

## Processing Steps

Document the expected flow.

```text
INPUT
   ↓
VALIDATION
   ↓
PROCESSING
   ↓
OUTPUT
   ↓
ARCHIVE / CLEANUP
   ↓
VERIFICATION
```

## Success Criteria

How do we know the job worked?

- Expected files created:
- Expected records updated:
- Expected logs:
- Expected notifications:
- Expected downstream result:

## Failure Modes

| Failure | Symptom | Likely Cause | First Check | Escalation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |

## Troubleshooting

1. Check whether the job started.
2. Check the latest log.
3. Check input files exist and match expected naming/format.
4. Check permissions and file locks.
5. Check downstream/output location.
6. Check whether the job can be safely rerun.

## Reprocessing Rules

- Can this job be rerun safely?
- What must be cleaned up before rerun?
- What files or records indicate a partial run?
- What duplicate risks exist?
- Who approves reprocessing?

## Retention / Cleanup

- Input retention:
- Output retention:
- Archive location:
- Cleanup schedule:
- Backup requirements:

## Security Notes

- Sensitive data handled:
- Access restrictions:
- Secrets/configuration location:
- Logging restrictions:

Do not include secrets in this runbook.

## Change History

| Date | Change | Author |
| --- | --- | --- |
| YYYY-MM-DD | Initial draft | Unknown |