Accessing Job Summary
The Operations module allows you to access the most important or common information about the daily copy of a selected job.
In Operations, the Daily job information is provided in the form of a job summary that may include any of the following fields and options:
If data is not defined or is not available for a field or if the user does not have the appropriate privileges to view the field data, then that field will not be displayed in the job summary.
- Schedule Date: The date of the schedule containing the selected job.
- Schedule Path: The path of the schedule containing the selected job.
- Schedule Name: The name of the schedule containing the selected job.
- Job Name: The name of the selected job.
- Documentation: The user-defined information that is associated with the selected job.
- Department: The department under which the selected job runs.
- Access Code: The access code name assigned to the selected job.
- Incident Ticket: The incident ticket ID that is associated with the selected job.
- Type: The job type of the selected job.
- Priority: The priority of the selected job as defined in the frequency.
- Start Agent: The Agent machine that runs the selected job.
- Start Agent Status: The current status of the Agent machine that runs the selected job. This is displayed as Status icon.
- Schedule Status: The current status of the schedule containing the selected job.
- Job Status: The current status of the selected job.
- Job Exit Code: The exit code, ID, or value (also referred to as the Return Code) that is returned when the selected job has terminated (or has been executed).
- Details Messages: The termination details for the selected job in the event of a job failure.
- Change Reason: The explanation or reason provided for a manual status change of the selected job.
- Programmed Start Time: The time at which the selected job is programmed to start by the operator for the frequency in which the job is built.
- Programmed End Time: The time at which the selected job is expected to end---which is the expected run time of the job added to the start time at which the operator programmed the job to start.
- Latest Start Time: The positive number of hours and minutes to offset the latest start time of the selected job from the start time of the schedule (used to determine when a job goes under Missed Start Time).
- Expected/Effective Start Time: The time the selected job is expected to start.
- Late to Start Time: The positive number of hours and minutes to offset the Late to Start time from the job Start Offset.
- Expected/Effective End Time: The time the selected job is expected to end. This can be the real end time or estimated end time.
- Late to Finish Time: The positive number of hours and minutes to offset the Late to Finish time from the job Start Offset.
- Start Time: The actual time the selected job started on the OpCon server. If the job has not yet started, then an asterisk (*) appears next to the time to indicate that the value is an estimated start time.
- Duration: The amount of time the selected job ran in minutes.
- End Time: The actual time the selected job ended. If the job has not ended, then an asterisk (*) appears next to the time to indicate that the value is an estimated end time.
- Flag when it is a recurrent job: Indicates that the selected job is scheduled to run at regular intervals and/or absolute times throughout the day.
- Job Tags: The job- and/or frequency-related labels or bookmarks associated with the selected job.
Time Representations in Job Summary
Time values may be displayed with varied representations that signify something about a start time, end time, or duration. Keep the following in mind if time is presented in a way that is similar to:
- - Signifies that the Late to Start Time is after the Start Time. When hovered over the icon, if a Late to Start Time is defined, then that value is displayed as a tooltip.
- - Signifies that the Late to Start Time is before the Start Time. When hovered over the icon, if a Late to Start Time is defined, then that value is displayed as a tooltip.
- - Signifies that the value is an estimated time.
- - Signifies that the Latest Start Time is before the Start Time.
To access job summary:
- Click on the Processes button at the top-right of the Operations Summary page. The Processes page will display.
- Ensure that both the Date and Schedule toggle switches are enabled so that you can make your date and schedule selection, respectively. Each switch will appear green when enabled.
- Select the desired date(s) to display the associated schedule(s).
- Select one or more schedule(s) in the list.
- Select one job in the list. A record of your selection will display in the status bar at the bottom of the page in the form of a breadcrumb trail.
- Click on the job record (e.g., 1 job(s)) in the status bar to display the Selection panel with the Job Summary tab in focus.
- Click the Refresh button to refresh the data if the panel has been opened for a lengthy period of time.
- Close the Selection panel when done.
The job summary can also be accessed while in PERT View. For more information, refer to PERT View Job Summary Access.
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