Finding and updating jobs

You can search for jobs using an advanced search, and update fields and values for multiple jobs and folders in a current workspace by using the Find and Update features in the Planning domain.

The Find feature enables you to search for Folders and Jobs based on specific search criteria you set. In a workspace that contains many jobs, you can search for Folders/Jobs based on job attribute values by using operators that help you narrow down your search to specific values. For more information, see Finding jobs.

The Update feature enables you to perform a mass update on multiple jobs. Same as the search, when you have many Folders and Jobs that require specific changes, instead of manually changing each entity, you can update job attributes for the selected folders and jobs simultaneously. After finding matching Jobs/Folders, update them by assigning values, functions, replacing substrings and expressions. Jobs/Folders are updated in the order that the criteria is defined. For more information, see Updating jobs.

The Find and Update features can be used separately or simultaneously to achieve scenarios such as:

• Update Folders and Jobs to move between environments to promote jobs from one environment to another.
• Perform a mass update on fields and values for multiple jobs and folders simultaneously.
• Update multiple job attributes to adhere to new Site Standard rules.
• View Folders/Jobs that match the search criteria before performing a mass update to validate the jobs before updating them.