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Send an Event

You can send an event of the appropriate type to change the state, status, or priority for one or more jobs or box jobs. You can also send an event to have a UNIX signal sent for one or more jobs.

Follow these steps:

1. Find a job.

   One of the following occurs:

   • If only one job is found, detailed information about the job is displayed.
   • If two or more jobs are found, the jobs are listed in the Search Results section.
2. (Optional) Click the name of the job in the Search Results section for which you want to display details.

   Detailed information about the job is displayed.

3. Do one of the following:
   • Select Send Event from the drop-down list in the Search Results section and click Go.
   • Click in the Job Flow section, right-click the jobs you want to send the event to, and select Send Event.

   The Send Event dialog opens with the selected job or jobs listed.

4. Select an event to send from the Event drop-down list.
5. Do one of the following, if applicable:
   • If you selected the Reply option in Step 4, enter the response in the Reply field.
   • If you selected the Send Signal option in Step 4, enter the UNIX signal to send in the Signal field.
   • If you selected the Change Priority option in Step 4, enter the new priority for the job in the Priority field.
   • If you selected the Change Status option in Step 4, select the new status for the job from the Status drop-down list.
   • If you selected the Set Global option in Step 4, enter a name for the global variable to set in the Global Name field and a value for the variable in the Global Value field.
6. (Optional) Enter a comment describing the event and your reasons for sending it in the Comment field.
7. (Optional) Enter a value in the Send Priority field.
8. (Optional) Specify a date and time at which to send the selected event.

   The event will not be processed until the specified date and time.

9. Click OK.

   The Send Event dialog closes, a confirmation message is displayed, and when the specified criteria are met, if any, the event is sent.