Viewing and Updating General Info

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

What Is It?

The section at the top of the Master Job Definition page displays general job details:

• Schedule Name (read-only)
• Job Name
• Job Type (read-only)
• Department
• Access Code
• Disable Build
• Allow Multi-Instance

Read-only properties are indicated above. All others can be updated in Admin mode.

Updating General Information

In Admin mode, the job name, department, access code, disable build, and allow multi-instance properties can be updated.

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Only those with the appropriate permissions will have access to the Lock button and can update job properties. For details about privileges, refer to Required Privileges in the Accessing Master Jobs topic.

Updating Departments

For conceptual information, refer to Departments in the Concepts online help.

To perform this procedure, complete the following steps:

1. See Accessing Master Jobs to Go to the master job definition page
2. Select a department from the Department combo box
3. Select the Save button

Updating Access Codes

For conceptual information, refer to Access Codes in the Concepts online help.

To perform this procedure, complete the following steps:

1. See Accessing Master Jobs to Go to the master job definition page
2. Select an access code from the Access Code combo box
3. Select the Save button

FAQs

Q: How many steps does the Viewing and Updating General Info procedure involve?

The Viewing and Updating General Info procedure involves 6 steps. Complete all steps in order and save your changes.

Q: What does Viewing and Updating General Info cover?

This page covers Updating General Information.

Glossary

Access Code: A security label applied to jobs and schedules in OpCon. Users must have the matching access code privilege to view or manage items with that label.

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.

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.

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.