Working With Jobs

Jobs transfer files between source and destination storage profiles using a job trigger to determine when to send files. A Storage Profile represents an endpoint and folder that can be used as a source or destination storage location for a job.

Adding Jobs

Adding a job allows you to transfer data between SDCX Servers over a route using a storage profile.

Before you can add jobs, you must create a storage profile.

To add a job:

  1. In your Jet management console, click Jobs.

  2. Click the Add button to open the Add Job page.

    The add button is in the top left corner of the main window

  3. Enter a Job Name.

  4. Click Select Route and select a route from the list.

    The routes drop-down menu reveals all available routes as well as the use single endpoint option

  5. Click Select Source and select a storage profile.

    The source and destination drop-down menus reveal all storage profiles associated with the selected route, as well as the option to create a new storage profile

  6. Choose to delete or move source files as a post-transfer action (optional).

  7. Click Select Destination and select a storage profile.

  8. Select a job trigger type.

  9. Click Add.

Job Controls

Once a job is added, you can Pause, Resume, and Delete it as required. You can control jobs on both the Jobs and Job Details pages.

Pausing and Resuming Jobs

Pausing a job cancels all file transfers in progress.

Jet account administrators are notified by email when a job is paused. The notification displays the number of files transferred so far, and links to the Job Details to view the job status.

To pause a job:

On the Jobs page
  1. In the table, hover over the job you want to pause.
  2. Click .
  3. Click Pause.

To resume a paused job, click Resume in the More Options menu.

On the Job Details page
  1. In the job information panel, click .
  2. Click Pause.

To resume a paused job, click Resume in the More Options menu.

Deleting Jobs

To delete a job:

On the Jobs page
  1. In the table, hover over the job you want to delete.
  2. Click .
  3. Click Delete and confirm the deletion.
On the Job Details page
  1. In the job information panel, click .
  2. Click Delete and confirm the deletion.

Note: Before you can remove an endpoint or delete a storage profile, you must delete all jobs associated with the endpoint.

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