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Version: OpCon 26.0 (On-Prem)

Performing Job Procedures when Working in List View

Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer

What Is It?​

Use this procedure to perform Job Procedures when Working in List View in the Enterprise Manager.

Viewing Job Information​

To view Job Information, complete the following steps:

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Select the job to open the Job Information dialog. Alternatively, right-click on the Jobs icon and select Job Information from the menu
  5. Select OK to close the dialog

Viewing Job History​

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the Jobs icon and select Job History from the menu
  5. Select Close to close the dialog

Adding Job Completion Comments​

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This menu option is only available when the job is Finished OK, Marked Finished OK, Failed, or Marked Failed.

To add Job Completion Comments, complete the following steps:

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the Jobs icon and select Comment from the menu. The Job Completion Comment dialog displays
  5. Enter a short comment for the job
  6. Select OK or press Enter to save, or select Cancel to abort

Viewing Job Output​

This action opens a job's output file when the job is complete. Before proceeding, refer to Viewing a Job Output File in the Concepts online help.

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the job and select View Job Output from the menu. The Job Output Retriever dialog displays
  5. Select the Output File(s) name to retrieve the output. The Log Viewer dialog displays
  6. (Optional) Select Copy To Clipboard or Open external editor to open the file in an external editor (e.g., Notepad)
  7. Select Close to close the Log Viewer dialog, then Close again to close the Job Output Retriever dialog

Opening Window to Host​

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This action requires a configured emulator. For details, refer to Preferences for Window To Host.

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the job and select Window to Host from the menu. The Window to Host Emulator dialog displays
  5. Log in to the machine to manage the content

Editing Daily Jobs​

This action allows editing job information in the Daily tables.

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays

  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date

  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule

  4. Right-click on the job and select Maintenance > Edit Daily Job from the menu. The Job Daily dialog displays

  5. (Optional) Enter the changes

  6. Select Save icon Save on the Job Daily toolbar

  7. Select Close ☒ to close the Job Daily screen

Editing Master Jobs​

This action allows editing job information in the Master tables.

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays

  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date

  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule

  4. Right-click on the job and select Maintenance > Edit Master Job from the menu. The Job Master dialog displays

  5. (Optional) Enter the changes

  6. Select Save icon Save on the Job Master toolbar

  7. Select Close ☒ to close the Job Master screen

Deleting Jobs​

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the job and select Maintenance > Delete Job from the menu. The Delete Job dialog displays
  5. Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel
  6. Select Close ☒ to close the Daily list screen

Placing Jobs on Hold​

This action suspends processing of the selected job. A job already submitted to start cannot be held.

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If performed when a schedule is selected, all jobs on the schedule are affected.

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays

  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date

  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule

  4. Right-click on the job and select Hold from the menu. The Hold dialog displays

  5. (Optional) Enter a short explanation for the status change

  6. Select OK to confirm

Canceling Jobs​

This action cancels the job. Dependent jobs will not have their dependencies met.

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If performed when a schedule is selected, all jobs on the schedule are affected.

To cancel Jobs, complete the following steps:

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the job and select Cancel from the menu. The Cancel dialog displays
  5. (Optional) Enter a short explanation for the status change
  6. Select OK to confirm

Skipping Jobs​

This action places the job in a Job to be Skipped state until it qualifies to start. When the job qualifies, it is skipped and subsequent job dependencies are met.

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the job and select Skip from the menu. The Skip dialog displays
  5. (Optional) Enter a short explanation for the status change
  6. Select OK to confirm

Killing Jobs​

This action sends a request to kill the job. Dependent jobs will not have their dependencies met. To enable or disable the kill feature, refer to Administrative Machine Information in the Concepts online help.

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This option is not available for the BIS, OpenVMS, IBM i, and OS 2200 platforms.

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays

  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date

  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule

  4. Right-click on the job and select Kill from the menu. The Kill dialog displays

  5. (Optional) Enter a short explanation for the status change

  6. Select OK to confirm

Releasing Held Jobs​

This action places the job back in a Qualifying state. The job processes when all dependencies are met.

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If performed when a schedule is selected, all jobs on the schedule are affected.

To release Held Jobs, complete the following steps:

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the job and select Release from the menu. The Release dialog displays
  5. (Optional) Enter a short explanation for the status change
  6. Select OK to confirm

Force Starting Jobs​

This action causes the job to ignore its start time and all dependencies. The job starts immediately as long as a machine is available.

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the job and select Force Start from the menu. The Force Start dialog displays
  5. (Optional) Enter a short explanation for the status change
  6. Select OK to confirm

Restarting Jobs​

This action places the job back in a Qualifying state. The job starts as soon as all dependencies are met.

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During restart qualifying, the SAM uses current details from the Daily tables and the Job Configuration screen unless Re-build the SubSchedule is selected, in which case SAM re-builds the subschedule before restarting.

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If a job is configured to "Run Again" when Finished OK, the actual run count is maintained across manual restarts. To reset the run count to zero, delete the job from the Daily and re-add it. See Deleting Jobs.

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the job and select Restart from the menu. The Restart dialog displays
  5. (Optional) Enter a short explanation for the status change
  6. Select OK to confirm

Force Restarting Jobs​

This action causes the job to restart and ignore its start time and all dependencies. The job restarts immediately as long as a machine is available.

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the job and select Force Restart from the menu. The Force Restart dialog displays
  5. (Optional) Enter a short explanation for the status change
  6. Select OK to confirm

Restarting Without Prerun​

This action places the selected job back into a qualifying state.

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Not available for SAP R/3, SAP BW, File Transfer, Container, and Null platforms.

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays

  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date

  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule

  4. Right-click on the job and select Restart Without Prerun from the menu. The Restart Without Prerun dialog displays

  5. (Optional) Enter a short explanation for the status change

  6. Select OK to confirm

Restarting On Step​

This action allows you to select a step on which to restart (when supported by the job type).

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the job and select Restart On Step from the menu. The Restart On Step dialog displays
  5. Select the specific Start step to restart
  6. Select the specific End step (only for platforms that support it)
  7. Select Restart On Step, then select OK
  8. (Optional) Enter a short explanation for the status change
  9. Select OK

Restarting Entire Jobs​

To restart Entire Jobs, complete the following steps:

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the job and select Restart On Step from the menu. The Restart On Step dialog displays
  5. Select Restart Entire Job
  6. (Optional) Enter a short explanation for the status change
  7. Select OK

Marking Jobs Finished OK​

This action marks the selected job as Finished OK. If marked before the job starts, the start and finish times saved in history both equal the time the job is marked.

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the job and select Mark Finished OK from the menu. The Marked Finished OK dialog displays
  5. (Optional) Enter a short explanation for the status change
  6. Select OK to confirm

Marking Jobs Failed​

This action marks the selected job as Failed. If marked before the job starts, the start and finish times saved in history both equal the time the job is marked.

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays

  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date

  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule

  4. Right-click on the job and select Mark Failed from the menu. The Marked Failed dialog displays

  5. (Optional) Enter a short explanation for the status change

  6. Select OK to confirm

Marking Jobs Under Review​

This action marks the selected job as Under Review.

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays

  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date

  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule

  4. Right-click on the job and select Under Review from the menu. The Under Review dialog displays

  5. (Optional) Enter a short explanation for the status change

  6. Select OK to confirm

Marking Jobs Fixed​

This action marks the selected job as Fixed.

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays

  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date

  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule

  4. Right-click on the job and select Fixed from the menu. The Fixed dialog displays

  5. (Optional) Enter a short explanation for the status change

  6. Select OK to confirm

Monitoring SAP Child Processes​

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the SAP R/3 or CRM job and select SAP Child Processes from the menu. The SAP Child Processes dialog displays
  5. View the child processes
  6. (Optional) Clear options at the top to filter specific statuses, or type in Filter Text to find a process by name
  7. (Optional) Move the dialog aside to continue work while monitoring
  8. Select Close

Restarting SAP Child Processes​

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the SAP R/3 or CRM job and select SAP Child Processes from the menu. The SAP Child Processes dialog displays
  5. Select the option(es) next to the child process(es) to restart
  6. (Optional) Clear options at the top to filter specific statuses, or type in Filter Text to find a process by name
  7. Select Restart
  8. (Optional) Move the dialog aside to continue work while processes restart
  9. Select Close

Viewing SAP Job Spools​

  1. Select on List under the Operation topic. The Daily list screen displays
  2. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific date
  3. Select on the Expand arrow to expand the specific schedule
  4. Right-click on the SAP R/3 or CRM job and select SAP Job Spools from the menu. The SAP Login dialog displays
  5. Enter the SAP login credentials and select OK. The View SAP Job's Spools dialog displays
  6. (Optional) Select Refresh to update the list
  7. Select the job spool to retrieve. The SAP Spool Details dialog displays
  8. View the spool details
  9. (Optional) Select Copy To Clipboard or Open external editor to open in an external editor (e.g., Notepad)
  10. Select Close to close the SAP Spool Details dialog, then Close again to close the View SAP Job's Spools dialog

Configuration Options​

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FAQs​

Q: How many steps does the Performing Job Procedures when Working in List View procedure involve?

The Performing Job Procedures when Working in List View procedure involves 169 steps. Complete all steps in order and save your changes.

Q: What does Performing Job Procedures when Working in List View cover?

This page covers Viewing Job Information, Viewing Job History, Adding Job Completion Comments.

Glossary​

SAM (Schedule Activity Monitor): The logical processor for OpCon workflow automation. SAM monitors schedule and job start times, dependencies, and user commands to determine job execution timing, and processes OpCon events.

Subschedule: A schedule that runs as a child process within a Container job, allowing hierarchical, nested workflow automation where a parent schedule can trigger and monitor an entire child schedule.

Daily Tables: The OpCon database tables that hold the active, date-specific instances of schedules and jobs built for execution. Changes to daily tables affect only the current day's automation.

Master Tables: The OpCon database tables that hold the permanent definitions of schedules and jobs. Changes to master tables affect all future schedule builds.

Resource: A numeric variable in OpCon representing a finite pool. Jobs can be configured to require a set number of resource units to run, limiting concurrent executions and preventing resource contention.

Machine: A platform defined in the OpCon database that has an agent installed. OpCon routes job execution requests to machines via SMANetCom, and machines report job completion status back to SAM.

Schedule: A named container for jobs in OpCon, built for a specific date to create that day's automation. Schedules define build settings, frequencies, and the jobs that run within them.

Job: The fundamental unit of work in OpCon. A job defines what to run, on which machine, when to start, and what conditions must be met. Job results are tracked and can trigger events and notifications.