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Job management and automation

Job management and automation

The Jobs page contains a table that displays all jobs in the system, including built-in jobs and custom jobs.

The Jobs table contains the following columns:

Column header

Description

Summary The name or short description of a job. You can click the summary to view its execution history (see Job history).
Job Type

There are two types of jobs:

  • Built-in: Pre-configured system jobs.
  • Custom: Job created by an administrator.
Schedule Shows how often the job is run.
Last Job Status

Indicates the status of the job:

  • Success: The job execution successful.
  • Failed: The job execution failed.
  • Running: The job is currently executing.
  • Queued: The job has been put into an execution queue and will be executed shortly.
  • Timeout: The job execution has timed out.
  • Aborted: The job execution has been interrupted.

    This status usually occurs when the user manually aborts.

  • Skipped: The job has been skipped.

    This status usually occurs when a previously executed job is still running and its job configuration does not allow concurrent jobs.

Last Job Result View the last job execution result by clicking Job Result .
Last Job Updated When the job was last run.
Create Time When the job was first created.

Actions

You can perform two actions on the health test:

  • Run: Manually launch a job execution.
  • Configure: Change a job's configurations.
  • Delete: Delete a job and the job's history.

Job management and automation

The Jobs page contains a table that displays all jobs in the system, including built-in jobs and custom jobs.

The Jobs table contains the following columns:

Column header

Description

Summary The name or short description of a job. You can click the summary to view its execution history (see Job history).
Job Type

There are two types of jobs:

  • Built-in: Pre-configured system jobs.
  • Custom: Job created by an administrator.
Schedule Shows how often the job is run.
Last Job Status

Indicates the status of the job:

  • Success: The job execution successful.
  • Failed: The job execution failed.
  • Running: The job is currently executing.
  • Queued: The job has been put into an execution queue and will be executed shortly.
  • Timeout: The job execution has timed out.
  • Aborted: The job execution has been interrupted.

    This status usually occurs when the user manually aborts.

  • Skipped: The job has been skipped.

    This status usually occurs when a previously executed job is still running and its job configuration does not allow concurrent jobs.

Last Job Result View the last job execution result by clicking Job Result .
Last Job Updated When the job was last run.
Create Time When the job was first created.

Actions

You can perform two actions on the health test:

  • Run: Manually launch a job execution.
  • Configure: Change a job's configurations.
  • Delete: Delete a job and the job's history.