Running a Workspace, Folders, or Jobs

This procedure describes how to run (order) a WorkspaceClosed A working area in the Planning domain where you define and edit new jobs and SMART folders. or folders, sub-folders, or jobs in a Workspace.

Before You Begin

  • Save and check in the Workspace.

Begin

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Run Workspace: To run a Workspace, from the Workspace toolbar click Run, and then click Run Workspace.

      The Run Workspace dialog box appears.

    • Run Selected: To run one or more folders or jobs in the Workspace, do the following:

      1. Click the required job or folder.

      2. (Optional) To select multiple jobs or folders, press and hold CTRL, and then select the additional required folders or jobs.

      3. From the Workspace toolbar click Run, and then click Run Selected.

        The Run Selected Jobs/Folders dialog box appears.

        All sub-folders and jobs in a selected folder run.

  2. In the Run Selected Jobs/Folders dialog box, determine how the job runs, as described in Run Attributes.

  3. Click Run.

    The View Run Reports summary appears in the bottom pane.

Run Attributes

The following table describes the Run Workspace and Run Selected Jobs/Folders dialog box parameters.

Attribute

Description

Ignore Scheduling Criteria

Determines whether the Workspace, selected folders, or selected jobs run now, and not according to the scheduling criteria.

Run as Independent Flow

Determines whether the Workspace, selected folders, or selected jobs run independent of other instances of the same workflow and events. A unique suffix is added to every job eventClosed An conditional entity that creates a sequential relationship between jobs by enabling the successor job to execute after the predecessor job has executed. that is confined to a folder.

Events that are between folders remain unchanged.

Hold - Put the Folder/Job on Hold

Determines whether the Workspace, folder, or job enters a HoldClosed A job action that stops the job from executing or pauses a job that is currently executing. state when it runs. This enables you to edit the job definitions before execution.

Date Selection

Determines one of the following run dates:

  • Current Working Date: Runs on the currently scheduled working date.
  • Run Using a Different Run Date: Runs on the date that you define in the Date field.

  • Wait for a Selected Run Date: Waits for the run date that you define in the Date field.

Variables

(Optional) Defines one or more job or sub-folder user-defined variablesClosed A type of variable whose name and value you manually define in a job and can reference in the same job and subsequent jobs., in addition to any variables that currently exist in the job definitionClosed The set of parameters that defines what the job does, when it runs, its prerequisites, and the post-processing actions that Control-M performs after the job completes execution..

For more information, see Variables.