The Job Manager lets you set up and schedule new jobs, as well as manage existing jobs. Jobs are used to automate functions such as the following:
- Importing data (such as new product data)
- Exporting data (such as inventory data for store locations)
- Advancing workflow processes (such as allocating shipping orders)
See Job Types for information on the different types of jobs that are available, and Scheduling Jobs for information on defining a job.
A job can be run on a set schedule or can be run manually. When a job is run, it's inserted into the Jobs queue. This queue is processed every 5 minutes, at which time any jobs that have entered the queue since the last process are executed.
To access the Job Manager, click Jobs in the Utilities accordion menu in the left navigation panel.
This topic includes the following sections:
Job Manager Dashboard
The following table describes the components of the Job Manager dashboard:
| Fields and Buttons | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Immediate Job Launcher | This panel lets you immediately launch an existing job, regardless of its defined schedule. This queues the job to run, so the actual execution time depends on the current status of the jobs queue. Note that launching a job this way doesn't affect its defined schedule -- it still launches at its next regularly scheduled time. See Job - Immediate Launcher for information on using this panel. | |
| Job Summary section | Includes the New Job control and lists of all currently configured jobs by status. See Job - Summary for information on using this panel. | |
Job - Immediate Launcher
This panel lets you immediately launch an existing job, regardless of its defined schedule. This queues the job to run, so the actual execution time depends on the current status of the jobs queue. Note that launching a job this way doesn't affect its defined schedule -- it still launches at its next regularly scheduled time. However, if the job is already queued to run, it won't be run twice. (Future scheduled runs are still unaffected.) If the job is currently running, attempting to launch it this way shows an error message.
Two tools are offered here:
- Run Once Now: The drop-down list includes all jobs that are eligible to run. The selected job runs using its defined parameters.
- Attach File & Run Now: The drop-down list includes only import jobs that are eligible to run. The Browse control is used to select a data file on which to run the job.
For information on using the Immediate Job Launcher, see Using the Immediate Job Launcher.
Job - Summary
See Reviewing and Managing Jobs in the Job Summary for information on using the Job Summary. This panel includes the following sections:
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| New Job Control | Used to create and define a new job. To create a job,
select the job type from the drop-down list and click New
Job. This creates the job and opens the Job Information
page. See Job Types
for information on the different types of jobs that are
available, and Scheduling
Jobs for information on defining a job. Note: The
Import - Data job type includes all import jobs. You
define the specific import type via a drop-down on the Job
Details page.
|
| Jobs Waiting Configuration | Shows a list of jobs in the following statuses:
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| Errored Jobs | Shows a list of jobs in Errored status. You can filter
the jobs shown in the list by entering text in the
Filter box. Only jobs with matching text in the
Description field appears. The following fields
appeared for each job in the list:
|
| Running Jobs | Shows a list of jobs that are currently running. The
following fields appear for each job in the list:
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| Queued Jobs | Shows a list of jobs in Queued status. You can filter
the jobs shown in the list by entering text in the
Filter box. Only jobs with matching text in the
Description field appears. The following fields
appear for each job in the list:
|
) Click this
icon to view the run history for the job. Click the 
) Click this icon to
permanently delete the job.