Job Definition - Fields

Job ID: A unique identifier of the job definition.
Scheduling Type: Specifies whether instances of this job definition are created on demand, scheduled by the system, or are started when the Job Server starts.
- Create Schedule: Allows you to provide scheduling details for the job. This option is enabled only when you set the Scheduling Type as Scheduled. See Create/Edit Schedule - Fields.
Description: Description for this job definition.
Division: Division associated to this job definition. Defaults to the invoking user’s Division. Read-only if the user is division-restricted.
Job Type: Type of this job definition. See Job Types.
Parameter 1: First job parameter; job parameters are interpreted differently based upon the job type.
Parameter 2: Second job parameter; job parameters are interpreted differently based upon the job type.
Parameter 3: Third job parameter; job parameters are interpreted differently based upon the job type.
Parameter 4: Fourth job parameter; job parameters are interpreted differently based upon the job type.
Parameter 5: Fifth job parameter; job parameters are interpreted differently based upon the job type.
Template File: Specifies a template file path and name. This field is used by job types which require a template for execution.
Template ID: Specifies the template ID to be used by job types which require a template for execution.

Note: When both Template File and Template ID are populated, the Template ID is given preference over the Template File.

Output File: Specifies the output file path and name. Can include %i which will be replaced with the entity identifier for each entity processed. For more information on the output file handling for each supported job type, see the "Job Server" topic in the Transportation Manager System Administration Guide.
Priority: Priority of instances of this job definition, relative to other job instances.
Active: Indicates whether this job definition is active for scheduling; inactive job definitions will not be scheduled.
Next Job on Success: If specified, identifies a job definition to be scheduled upon successful completion of an instance of this job. Certain Job Types (Chaining and Decision) may define different behavior or handling of this field.
Next Job on Failure: If specified, identifies a job definition to be scheduled upon failure of an instance of this job. Certain Job Types (Chaining and Decision) may define different behavior or handling of this field.
Alert Watch Group on Success: If specified, identifies an alert watch group to be notified upon successful completion of an instance of this job. See the “Alerting” section in the Transportation Manager System Administration Guide.
Alert Watch Group on Failure: If specified, identifies an alert watch group to be notified upon failure of an instance of this job. See the “Alerting” section in the Transportation Manager System Administration Guide.
Entity Selection Criteria: The unique identifiers of the entity selection criteria associated with this job.
Generate Entity Level Output: Indicates whether entity level additional data records should be generated when this Job Definition is processed. Selecting this value will require each job instance to perform additional work and to store additional data in the database. The additional data may be useful for visibility or diagnosing problems.