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Execute job, stop job, display job progress, deactivate job

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Icon_start-job-once.png Execute selected jobs once The selected jobs start immediately when the button is clicked. Exception: If more than 5 jobs are currently running, the selected jobs are placed at the end of the queue. Deactivated jobs are also executed once.
Icon_Stop_Job.png Stop selected jobs The selected jobs are stopped immediately.
Icon_Job-Progress-indication.png Show progress information When a job is executed, information on the job progress is displayed at the same time. The information can be seen in the Execution state column.
Icon_Job-deactivate.png Deactivate selected jobs Jobs are no longer executed according to schedule. Deactivation can be canceled at any time by clicking the button again. When you click on the button, a dialog opens in which you must enter a reason for the deactivation. The jobs are marked as deactivated in the job list. If you hover over the deactivated entry with the mouse, the deactivation reason is displayed as a tooltip. The deactivation reason is also displayed in the ExportModule.

FAQ

Why do I receive a license message when creating, changing, copying or executing jobs?

The octoplant license defines the maximum number of jobs you can create.

If the maximum number of jobs is reached, no new jobs can be created, existing jobs copied, changes saved or unsaved jobs executed. If you receive such a message, you must delete jobs that are no longer required or purchase a license extension. Please contact your contact person at AMDT.

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Start the AdminClient and navigate to Licensing > tab Information > Jobs to see how many jobs are included in your license.

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Start the AdminClient, open the Jobs module, select the root directory in the Project tree to see how many jobs have been created. The total number of jobs is displayed in the lower left corner of the interface.

Why are the jobs running so slowly?

Possible cause

If the Show progress information button is activated, all execution steps for each running job are displayed as text one after the other in the table column Execution state. If the execution status of many jobs is displayed, this can limit the performance of the server.

Solution: Deactivate the Show progress information button.

Button Show progress information

Is it possible to start a job outside of octoplant?

Yes, it is possible to start a job outside of octoplant.

Prerequisites:

  • The job must be available in the Job configuration.
  • You need the 32-digit job ID.

See FAQ: Where can I find the 32-digit job ID and how can I copy it to the clipboard?

Proceed as follows to start the job once from outside octoplant:

  1. Create an XML file with the following content: <Root FuncId="8"><JobID>{Id</Root><Root FuncId="8">of the Job with exactly 32 characters}</JobID ></Root>

  2. Place the XML file on the server in the directory ..\\vdServerArchive\VD$A\Data\ToDos\External.

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The job is executed once. The XML file is then deleted.