Job Properties

The following pictures show the Job Properties window. You can click on "hot spot" areas in the pictures below to get detailed information about buttons, controls and fields.

Job Properties (Steps tab)

 

Job Name

Identifies the name of an object in the SmartBatch database. This can be up to 32 characters in any combination used to uniquely identify the object.

Description

The description associated with the object name. This can be up to 64 characters in any combination used to describe the object.

Schedule Name

Select the name of a Schedule that you want assigned to the object. The object will be run according the to Next Run Date and Time defined by the Schedule. Schedules are defined on the Schedule Update window.

Steps

A list of Steps that exist in the database.

 

Options

Enabled

Enabled indicates if the object will be processed by the Executive or Notification Servers. Normally all objects are Enabled (that is, checked or set to Yes). However, if you wish to configure an object and not have it processed you can clear the Enabled check box.

For example: If you configure a Schedule and clear the Enabled check box, the Executive Server will not process any of the objects that use the Schedule even if the individual objects are Enabled. If you disable an Operator, the Operator will not receive Notification messages.

Run once

If selected, the Operation, Step or Job will be removed from the SmartBatch 2009 database when the Executive Server has completed processing for the object. The provides a convenient way to create an object that will be used one time and then have SmartBatch 2009 automatically removed it from the database.

 

Steps in this Job

Lists the Steps that exist in the Job. The Steps are processed by the Executive Server in the order they are listed. To reorder the Steps use the up and down buttons.

 

Job Properties (Options tab)

Parameter Groups

A Parameter Group identifies a set of parameters that can be assigned to an Operation, Step or Job. If you don't want to use a specific Parameter Group and want all Parameters to be used for the object use a Parameter Group of <all>. Parameters are replaced with their value when processed by the Executive Server. Parameters are added to a Parameter Group on the Parameter Group Properties window. Parameters are maintained on the Parameter Properties window.