Creating a Job

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Creating a Job

Use the Job Create dialog box to create a job. This dialog box contains text entry fields for entering job attributes and buttons for displaying three additional related dialog boxes. The three buttons at the bottom of the dialog box are grayed out until you create the job by clicking on the Apply button.

The following figure shows the primary Job Create dialog box, which is similar to the Job Edit dialog box:

Job Create Primary Extended Fields

To create a job in the Job Management Manager database:

Pull down the Jobs menu from the Graphical or Linear Display window and choose Create....
The Job Create dialog box is displayed.
Click on fields described in the following table and enter the information necessary for your job. Note that you can enter information only in the fields described in the following table. The manager automatically fills in the remaining fields after the job runs for the first time.
Characters appear in the fields as you type.
When you have finished entering information, click on OK to add your new job to the Job Management Manager database.
A highlighted message reporting the job creation is displayed in the Real Time Message Display dialog box, and a small DECwindows message box also appears.
Click on OK in the small DECwindows message box.
The Job Create dialog box is removed from the screen.

The following table describes the fields you can use to enter job attributes in the Job Create dialog box.

Use this field...	To enter...
Job Name	The name of your job.
User Name	Your OpenVMS user name.
Group	The name of the group that this job belongs to.
Type	The name of the job type that this job belongs to.
Comment	Any miscellaneous comments you want to add.
Command	The primary system-level command to perform when this job is run.
PreFunction	A command to perform before the job’s primary command.
PostFunction	A command to perform after the job’s primary command.
Output File	The name of the file to receive the output of this job.
Schedule Interval	The Job Management Manager delta time interval for running the job. Example: D 01:00 specifies to run the job daily at 1:00 A.M.
Stall Time Job #	A local job to execute if the job’s stall time is exceeded. Note that you must use Job Management Manager delta time in this field (+DDDD HH:MM:SS.)
Max Time Job #	A local job to execute if the job’s maximum time is exceeded. Note that you must use Job Management Manager delta time in this field (+DDDD HH:mm:ss).
Read Identifier	A Privilege identifier that overrides the normal UIC protection.
Write Identifier	A Privilege identifier that overrides the normal UIC protection.
Execute Identifier	A Privilege identifier that overrides the normal UIC protection.
Next Run Time	When to run the new job for the first time (default: Never).
Maximum Run Time	The maximum Job Management Manager delta time for the job to run before the Max Time Job is started (default: None). Use the format +DDDD HH:MM:SS. You cannot use this field if you do not specify a Max Time Job.
Stall Time	The maximum Job Management Manager delta time for the job to stall before the Stall Time Job is started (default: None). Use the format +DDDD HH:MM:SS. You cannot use this field if you do not specify a Stall Time Job.
Mail Address	The address to which to send Mail (default: your username).

After you have filled in the fields’ necessary to create your job, you can click on Apply to create the job and then click on Auxiliary Options... and/or Day Class Restrictions..., if you need to use these dialog boxes to enter more information.

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