> ### Creating database maintenance job instances

> To create a job instance from one of the database maintenance templates, you must access the specific template details from the Jobs page.

> To access job templates for setting up a job instance:

> 1. From the menu bar, select Jobs. The Fathom Jobs page appears.
> 2. Select Create Job from a Template. The Create Custom Job page appears:

> The Database Maintenance, Fathom Configuration, and Fathom Trend Database Maintenance categories include all the Fathom-supplied jobs. You can create additional templates to add to these categories or create additional categories. For details about creating user-defined templates, see the Resource Monitoring Guide.

> 3. Select the database maintenance job from which you want to create a job instance. The Job Properties page appears.
> Note: When the Job Properties page appears, you might find that several fields already display values. This is one of the main benefits of the template; you only need to supply the data unique to this job instance.

> 4. Complete the Job Properties page. Use the following information to find details about each database maintenance job template's Properties page:

> For details about the. . . | See the. . .
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> OfflineBackup template | "Database Backup jobs" section.
> OnlineBackup template | "Database Backup jobs" section.
> DatabaseRestore template | "Database Restore job" section.
> TruncateBI template | "Truncate BI job" section.
> GrowBI template | "Grow BI job" section.
> DatabaseAnalysis template | "Database Analysis job" section.
> IndexCompaction template | "Index Compaction job" section.
> Backup Configuration template | "Backup Configuration job" section.
> DataCompaction template | FathomTrendDatabase Guide and Reference.

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