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Contents of the Submit Job to Queue Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Submit Job Queue screen.

Jobs

This table window displays all available job IDs within Costpoint. Use this table window to select the specific job, job queue, timing parameters, and to activate the Submit To Queuebutton.

You can use to find specific job IDs and display them in this table window.

You can view the parameters of a selected job in the Job Parameters table window.

Field	Description
Job	This field displays the identification code for this job.
Description	This field displays the descriptive name for this job ID.
Queue	Use this field to enter, or click to select, the job queue to which you want to submit this job.
Execution Option	Use this drop-down list box to select an execution option for this job. You can select from the following options: Now: Select this option to execute this job as soon as you click Submit to Queue (if the job server is running). Start Time/Date: Select this option to execute this job at a future time and date. For this option, you must also specify an execution date and time in the Start Date and Start Time fields. The job server must be active for the specified future time and date before the job can execute. Hold For Release: Select this option to submit the job to the queue in this screen but you can delay the execution of the job in the Job Queues screen and in the Monitor Job Status screen.
Priority	This field displays the default priority level for this job. The priority level can be any number from 1(highest) to 99 (lowest). The job server determines which jobs to process first based on this priority level.
Start Date	Use this field to enter, or click to select, the scheduled date on which to execute this job on the job server. This field is available only if you have selected the Start Time/Date option from the Execution Option drop-down list box. If you enter data in the Start Timefield, entry in this field is required.
Start Time	Use this field to enter, or click to select, the date at which the recurring job should end. This field is available only for if you have selected the Start Time/Date option from the Execution Option drop-down box. If you enter data in the Start Datefield, entry in this field is required.
Recurrence Frequency	If this is to be a recurring job, use this field to enter the number of hours, days, weeks, or months, as appropriate, to specify when this job should recur after it has been initially executed on the job server. Choose the timeframe of recurrence (Hours, Days, Weeks, or Months) from the Recurrence Timeframe field. If you select and option in the Recurrence Timeframe field, entry in this field is required.
Recurrence Timeframe	If this is to be a recurring job, use this drop-down list box to select the timeframe (Hours, Days, Weeks, or Months) to which the value in the Recurrence Frequency field will be based. If you enter data in the Recurrence Frequency field, entry in this field is required.
Recurring End Date	Use this field to enter, or click to select, the date on which the recurring job must end. This field is available only for if you have selected the Start Time/Date option from the Execution Option drop-down box. If you enter data in the Recurring End Time field, entry in this field is required.
Recurring End Time	Use this field to enter the time at which the recurring job should end. Use the standard hh:mm:ss AM/PM format, where hh = hour, mm = minute, and ss = second. If you enter data in the Recurring End Date field, entry in this field is required.
Notify When Job Is Complete	Select this check box to receive notification through Costpoint Workflow when the job has finished running on the server. Note: Before using the notify feature, you must import predefined workflows into Costpoint using the Import Predefined Workflows toolkit in Costpoint Workflow.
Job Comments	This field displays comments and additional information associated with this selected job.
Submit to Queue	Click this button to submit the selected job in the Jobs > table window to the specified job queue. This function executes the job based on the following conditions: If you selected the Nowoption from the Execution Optiondrop-down box in this screen, the job server will immediately execute the job (if the job server is active and idle). If you selected the Start Time/Date option from the Execution Option drop-down box in this screen and entered data in the Start Date and Start Time fields, the job server will execute the job at that future time and date (if the job server is running). If you selected the Hold for Release option from the Execution Option drop-down box in this screen, the job will not execute on the job server until you change the status to Scheduledin the Manage Job Queues (system administrators only) or Update Job Status screen, (if the job server is running). Note: You must have rights to all of the Costpoint functions that make up the job. If you do not have full rights to the function, or the function has been set up with read only rights, the job will fail to execute on the job server.

Job Parameters

Use this table window to view the report details that were set up for the job, including the module, application, parameter ID, and process or report, as applicable. The rows in this table window display in the same sequence that was established for the job in the Manage Jobs screen.

Field	Description
Module	This field displays the two-character designation for the Costpoint module associated with the application function to be run in the currently selected job.
Application	This field displays the identification code of the application (calculation, process, or report) to be run in the currently selected job.
Application Name	This field displays the descriptive name for this Application.
Parameter	This field displays the identification code of the stored parameters to be used by this application when this job is processed.
Parameter Description	This field displays the descriptive name for this Parameter.
Process	If this application executes a process, this field displays the name of the Costpoint application process that will be executed in the job.
Report	If this application generates a report, this field displays the name of the Costpoint application report or process report that will be executed in the job.

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Contents of the Submit Job to Queue Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Submit Job Queue screen.

Jobs

This table window displays all available job IDs within Costpoint. Use this table window to select the specific job, job queue, timing parameters, and to activate the Submit To Queuebutton.

You can use to find specific job IDs and display them in this table window.

You can view the parameters of a selected job in the Job Parameters table window.

Field	Description
Job	This field displays the identification code for this job.
Description	This field displays the descriptive name for this job ID.
Queue	Use this field to enter, or click to select, the job queue to which you want to submit this job.
Execution Option	Use this drop-down list box to select an execution option for this job. You can select from the following options: Now: Select this option to execute this job as soon as you click Submit to Queue (if the job server is running). Start Time/Date: Select this option to execute this job at a future time and date. For this option, you must also specify an execution date and time in the Start Date and Start Time fields. The job server must be active for the specified future time and date before the job can execute. Hold For Release: Select this option to submit the job to the queue in this screen but you can delay the execution of the job in the Job Queues screen and in the Monitor Job Status screen.
Priority	This field displays the default priority level for this job. The priority level can be any number from 1(highest) to 99 (lowest). The job server determines which jobs to process first based on this priority level.
Start Date	Use this field to enter, or click to select, the scheduled date on which to execute this job on the job server. This field is available only if you have selected the Start Time/Date option from the Execution Option drop-down list box. If you enter data in the Start Timefield, entry in this field is required.
Start Time	Use this field to enter, or click to select, the date at which the recurring job should end. This field is available only for if you have selected the Start Time/Date option from the Execution Option drop-down box. If you enter data in the Start Datefield, entry in this field is required.
Recurrence Frequency	If this is to be a recurring job, use this field to enter the number of hours, days, weeks, or months, as appropriate, to specify when this job should recur after it has been initially executed on the job server. Choose the timeframe of recurrence (Hours, Days, Weeks, or Months) from the Recurrence Timeframe field. If you select and option in the Recurrence Timeframe field, entry in this field is required.
Recurrence Timeframe	If this is to be a recurring job, use this drop-down list box to select the timeframe (Hours, Days, Weeks, or Months) to which the value in the Recurrence Frequency field will be based. If you enter data in the Recurrence Frequency field, entry in this field is required.
Recurring End Date	Use this field to enter, or click to select, the date on which the recurring job must end. This field is available only for if you have selected the Start Time/Date option from the Execution Option drop-down box. If you enter data in the Recurring End Time field, entry in this field is required.
Recurring End Time	Use this field to enter the time at which the recurring job should end. Use the standard hh:mm:ss AM/PM format, where hh = hour, mm = minute, and ss = second. If you enter data in the Recurring End Date field, entry in this field is required.
Notify When Job Is Complete	Select this check box to receive notification through Costpoint Workflow when the job has finished running on the server. Note: Before using the notify feature, you must import predefined workflows into Costpoint using the Import Predefined Workflows toolkit in Costpoint Workflow.
Job Comments	This field displays comments and additional information associated with this selected job.
Submit to Queue	Click this button to submit the selected job in the Jobs > table window to the specified job queue. This function executes the job based on the following conditions: If you selected the Nowoption from the Execution Optiondrop-down box in this screen, the job server will immediately execute the job (if the job server is active and idle). If you selected the Start Time/Date option from the Execution Option drop-down box in this screen and entered data in the Start Date and Start Time fields, the job server will execute the job at that future time and date (if the job server is running). If you selected the Hold for Release option from the Execution Option drop-down box in this screen, the job will not execute on the job server until you change the status to Scheduledin the Manage Job Queues (system administrators only) or Update Job Status screen, (if the job server is running). Note: You must have rights to all of the Costpoint functions that make up the job. If you do not have full rights to the function, or the function has been set up with read only rights, the job will fail to execute on the job server.

Job Parameters

Use this table window to view the report details that were set up for the job, including the module, application, parameter ID, and process or report, as applicable. The rows in this table window display in the same sequence that was established for the job in the Manage Jobs screen.

Field	Description
Module	This field displays the two-character designation for the Costpoint module associated with the application function to be run in the currently selected job.
Application	This field displays the identification code of the application (calculation, process, or report) to be run in the currently selected job.
Application Name	This field displays the descriptive name for this Application.
Parameter	This field displays the identification code of the stored parameters to be used by this application when this job is processed.
Parameter Description	This field displays the descriptive name for this Parameter.
Process	If this application executes a process, this field displays the name of the Costpoint application process that will be executed in the job.
Report	If this application generates a report, this field displays the name of the Costpoint application report or process report that will be executed in the job.