4 Job Management

Batch jobs are initiated by users when required to perform updates to records.

To manage batch jobs, select Batch Jobs from the Admin list. The Manage Batch Jobs page shows the list of all jobs. The jobs are shown in descending order with the most recent job at the top of the list.

Figure 4-1 Manage Batch Jobs Page

The following columns are shown for each job:

• Job Number

• Submitted On: Date and time when the job was submitted.

• Submitted By: Name of the user who submitted the job.

• Job Type

• Description: Any comments entered when the job was submitted. If no comments were entered, the filename of any uploaded files will appear here.

• Data: If a job was submitted using a spreadsheet, an icon is shown in this column. The user can click the spreadsheet icon and select whether to open or download the spreadsheet.

• Status: The following icons show the job status:

  Table 4-1 Manage Batch Jobs Icons

  Icon	Status	Description
  	Created	The job is created.
  	Submitted	The job is ready to run.
  	In Progress	The job is currently running.
  	Completed	The job completed. All changes were successfully made.
  	Failed	Errors were encountered. Changes were not made.
  	Cancelled	The job was cancelled.
  	Internal Failure	An internal failure occurred.

You can choose which batch jobs you want to view. The following list views are available:

• All Jobs

• Failed Jobs: Show jobs with a status of failed.

• Running Jobs: Shows jobs with a status of in progress.

• Site TM Changes: Shows jobs with a job type of Change Site Technologist.

Note:

A housekeeping job automatically removes entries with a status of Completed from the Batch Job log 90 days after their submission date.

Opening a Batch Job

To open a batch job, double click the job in the list. The job will open as a new tab.

• The job's bookmark shows the Job Number and the Job Type.

• A Messages tab appears if any errors were encountered when the job ran.

• An Attachments tab stores the file used to upload data, or where applicable, a rejects file containing records that could not be uploaded due to errors.

• A Linked Jobs tab shows links to related jobs if part of a series of jobs.

System Parameters

To maintain the parameters used to support Job Management, select the System Control option and then System Parameters.

Table 4-2 shows the specific system parameters, by subtab on the System Parameters page, used to support Job Management.

Table 4-2 System Parameters

Subtab	Parameter	Description
Global	System Time Zone	UTC time zone offset parameter for batch jobs. In this release, this parameter only impacts new batch jobs. Existing batch jobs will remain based on UTC as they currently are unless associated documentation states otherwise. Range is -12:00 to +12:00 with a default of +00:00.