Using Matrix View
Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer
What Is It?
The Matrix view provides an alternative grid-format way to view and update job information. It displays a calendar of days with schedules in the Daily tables, a list of schedules for the current day, and a Job Matrix table showing all jobs in the selected schedule.
To display schedule and job information in the Gantt, PERT, Bar Chart, Pie Chart, and Workload Chart views, activate the Send the current selection to other views button on the Matrix toolbar. The Listen for selection changes in other views button must also be activated in each destination view.
Matrix Toolbar
The Matrix view has a toolbar for performing actions. Select any icon to learn more about its functionality.
Job Matrix Table
The Job Matrix table lists all jobs for the selected schedule and day. Columns can be reordered by dragging a column heading to the preferred location. Hovering over a row displays all column values in a tooltip.
If the "Show Job Containers" preference is turned off, the Job Matrix table will not show Container jobs. Refer to Setting Preferences from Enterprise Manager.
- Machine Name: The OpCon machine used by the job
- Schedule Name: The OpCon schedule for the job
- Job Name: The OpCon job name
- Department: The OpCon schedule department
- Local Start Time: The estimated start time based on where the EM is running (tooltip only)
- Server Start Time: The actual date and time the job started on the OpCon Server. A clock icon indicates an estimated start time when the job has not yet started
- Server End Time: The date and time the job ended. A clock icon with "Running" indicates the job has not ended
- Duration: The time the job took to run
- Job Status: The current status of the job
- Priority: The priority defined for the job
- Term Description: The termination description for the job
Matrix Right-click Menus
The right-click menus for schedules and jobs in the Matrix view are the same as those in the List view. Refer to Operations Right-click Menus.
Related Topics
- Synchronizing Data between the List and Matrix Views
- Creating/Updating Job Filters
- Changing Focus of Days in Calendars
- Viewing Schedule and/or Job information
- Performing Schedule Procedures
- Performing Job Procedures
Configuration Options
| Setting | What It Does | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Name | The OpCon machine used by the job | — | — |
| Schedule Name | The OpCon schedule for the job | — | — |
| Job Name | The OpCon job name | — | — |
| Local Start Time | The estimated start time based on where the EM is running (tooltip only) | — | — |
| Server Start Time | The actual date and time the job started on the OpCon Server. | — | — |
| Server End Time | The date and time the job ended. | — | — |
| Duration | The time the job took to run | — | — |
| Job Status | The current status of the job | — | — |
| Priority | The priority defined for the job | — | — |
| Term Description | The termination description for the job | — | — |
FAQs
Q: What can you do with Matrix View?
Matrix View allows you to matrix toolbar, job matrix table, matrix right-click menus.
Q: Who has access to Matrix View?
Access to Matrix View is controlled by the privileges assigned to your OpCon role. Contact your system administrator if you need access.
Glossary
Enterprise Manager (EM): OpCon's rich client graphical user interface for Windows and Linux, used to define schedules and jobs, manage automation data, and perform operational tasks.
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.
Department: An organizational grouping in OpCon used to assign jobs to logical divisions. User roles can be scoped to specific departments, controlling which jobs a user can manage.
Calendar: A named collection of dates in OpCon used by schedules and frequencies to determine when automation runs or is excluded. Calendars can represent holidays, working days, or any custom date set.
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.
Role: A named security profile in OpCon that groups privileges together. Roles are assigned to user accounts to control which features, schedules, jobs, machines, and administrative functions a user can access.
Privilege: A specific permission granted through an OpCon role that controls access to a feature, function, or object type. Privileges are organized into categories such as Function Privileges, Machine Privileges, Schedule Privileges, and Access Codes.
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.