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Starting a Component Job

This topic describes creating and starting an individual component job. You can run a component job using either server components or component job templates. For background information on component jobs, see About Component Jobs. For background information on component job templates, see Configuring Component Job Templates.

An individual component job is scheduled to run once at a specific time. For information on creating a repeating component job, see Starting a Repeating Component Job.

To start a component job

1. From the application-level menu, choose Navigation > Site Map > Administration - Server Management.
2. From the link bar, click Jobs.
3. In the Jobs list, click New.

   The component job status field changes to Creating.

4. In the Component/Job field, click the drop-down list.

   NOTE:  If the Component/Jobs drop-down list contains no records, synchronize the Siebel Server components. See Synchronizing Components on a Siebel Enterprise Server for information on this process.

5. From the Component/Jobs drop-down list, select a server component or component job and click OK.

   If you want to use a component job template for your component job, you must first define the component job template. For information on defining component job templates, see Configuring Component Job Templates.

6. In the Job Detail view, enter data in other appropriate fields as described in the following table; click the menu button, and then click Save Record.

   Field	Description
   Scheduled Start	The scheduled start date and time of the component job.
   Expiration	The date at which the component job is no longer valid.
   Requested Server	Set if you want to target a server component on a specific Siebel Server.
   Request Key	Set if you want to target a component or repeating component job to a specific instance of the server component identified by the request key. In all other situations, keep this field blank.
   Delete Interval	Set with Delete Unit field, this field determines the length of time before the component job is deleted. If not updated, this field defaults to 1.
   Delete Unit	Set with Delete Interval field, this field determines the length of time before the component job is deleted. If not updated, this field defaults to Weeks.
   Retry on Error	Check this box to retry the component job in case of error.
   Sleep Time	This field is available when the Retry on Error check box is true and determines the amount of time before the component job is retried.
   Number of Retries	This field is available when the Retry on Error check box is true and determines the number of times the component job is retried.

7. In the Job Parameters list, add or change any component job parameters for the component job:
   1. Click the New button.
   2. In the Name field, click the select button.

      The Job Parameters dialog box appears. The parameters that appear in the Job Parameters dialog box vary depending on the server component you selected in Step 4.

   3. Select a parameter in the Component Parameters dialog box, and modify its value.
   4. Click the menu button and then click Save Record.
8. In the Jobs list, click the Start button.

   The Status field changes from Creating to Queued.