Using the Motif Interface › Editing a Job

Editing a Job

Use the Job Edit dialog to edit jobs; this dialog contains text entry fields for entering job information, and buttons for displaying three additional related dialog boxes. This dialog is similar to the Create Job dialog.

To edit a job, select the job and click Edit... from the Jobs menu. In the Graphical Display window, you can also Double-click on a job to edit it. The following figure shows the primary Job Edit dialog:

This dialog contains text entry fields for entering job attributes and buttons for displaying three additional related dialog boxes.

To edit a job in the Job Management Manager database:

1. Pull-down the Jobs menu from the Graphical or Linear Display window and click Edit....

   The primary Job Edit dialog is displayed.

2. Click the field you want to edit and enter new information for the job (repeat as required). To edit Auxiliary Options or Special Day Restrictions, click on the corresponding button to bring up an additional dialog.

   Characters appear in the fields as you type.

3. When you have finished editing information in a dialog, click on OK. (If you want to save changes in the primary dialog and go on to other associated dialog boxes, click Apply.

   A highlighted message reporting the job modification is displayed in the Real Time Message Display dialog, and a small DECwindows message appears.

4. Click OK in the small DECwindows message.

   The associated dialog is removed from the screen.

Refer to the table in Creating a Job for a description of fields in the primary Job Create dialog.

The following figure shows the Auxiliary Options dialog:

For information about Special Day Restrictions, see the section Setting or Editing Day Class Restrictions.

For information about Load Balance Groups, see the section Setting or Editing Load Balance Groups for Jobs.