Jobs#

A Job is a combination of a Robot and a Process, or a Robot, Process, and Task. A Job can be created through the Orchestrator user interface (manually) or via the API. Additionally, a Job can be created by the Orchestrator according to a Trigger added by the User.

The "Jobs" screen contains a "Jobs" table.

The table contains the following columns:

No.	Name	Description
1.	Robot	Contains the name of the Robot responsible for executing the Job.
2.	Process	Indicates the Process within which the Job is executed.
3.	Task	Contains information about the specific Task that the Robot must perform within the Process.
4.	Status	Displays the current state of the Job. The status allows tracking the progress of the Job at different stages.
5.	Source	Indicates the source of the Job creation. Possible source options: ‘GUI’/ ‘Trigger’/ ‘API’. This information is important for understanding how the Job was initiated and by whom.
6.	Created	Records the date and time when the Job was created. This information helps track the history of Job creation.
7.	Started	Records the time when the Job was started. This time may differ from the creation time.
8.	Completed	Records the date and time when the Job was successfully completed. This information may be necessary for analyzing the total duration of the Job execution and for assessing the efficiency of Processes.
9.	Updated	Records the date and time when the Job was updated.

The interface of the "Jobs" screen also contains the following buttons:

No.	Name	Description
1.	Create	Initiates the process of creating a new Job. When clicked, a form opens where the User can fill in the required fields.
2.	Refresh	Used to update the list of Jobs on the screen. This can be useful for obtaining up-to-date information about the current statuses of Jobs and their changes.
3.	Clone Job	Allows creating a new Job based on an existing one. When clicked, the User can select the Job they want to clone, and all its parameters will be copied.
4.	Request Stop	Allows performing a "soft" stop and completing the Job correctly. When the button is clicked, a dialog box appears to confirm the action.
5.	Interrupt Selected	Allows performing a "hard" stop of the Job, meaning stopping without additional actions. When the button is clicked, a dialog box appears to confirm the action.
6.	Delete Selected	Deletes the selected Jobs from the system. When the button is clicked, a dialog box appears to confirm the action.
7.	Import from CSV	Allows the User to import Job data from a CSV file.
8.	Export to CSV	Allows the User to export existing Job data to a CSV file.
9.	Export from XLSX	Allows the User to export existing Job data to an XLSX file.
10.	Maintenance	Allows specifying the date and time for stopping or interrupting selected Jobs.

Creating a New Job#

To create a new Job, you need to click the "Create" button in the "Jobs" table and fill out the opened form.

Before creating a Job, a Robot, Process, and Task must be created. When filling in the fields, only previously created Robots, Processes, and Tasks are available for selection.

The form contains the following fields:

No.	Interface Element	Description
1.	Robot	Allows selecting a previously created Robot from a dropdown list.
2.	Process	Allows selecting a previously created Process from a dropdown list.
3.	Task	Allows selecting a previously created Task from a dropdown list. Task is an optional parameter, meaning the Task can be left unselected and the field can be left blank.
4.	Priority	Allows managing the order of Job execution. If there are multiple Jobs in the list with different priorities assigned to the same Robot (or without assigned Robots), those with higher priority will be executed first. 1 - Low, 2 - Normal, 3 - High.
5.	Stop After	Allows specifying the date and time after which the Job execution should be stopped.
6.	Interrupt After	Allows specifying the date and time after which the Job execution should be interrupted.

After saving the new Job, the status will be "Pending." As soon as the Robot assigned to this Job becomes available, it will take the Job, run the script of the corresponding Process, and execute it.

Depending on the result of the Job, the status of the Job in the "Status" column may change.

Creating a Job on the "Jobs" screen is described here.