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In contrast with job parameters, job chain node parameters are independent of the the job specified for a job chain. Their use provides a greater degree of flexibility in job chain configuration than can be achieved with job or order parameters.
- Order parameters are - logically - tied to an order and have to be redefined each time an order is created.
- Similarly, job parameters are tied to a job. This means that if job parameters are used for a job that is to be used either at multiple steps in a job chain or in different job chains, multiple instances of that job will have do be
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- configured if different parameters are to be set each time the job is to be run, even though it is the same job implementation that is being used each time.
Usage example
As an illustration of the flexibility brought with job chain node parameters, consider the following simple example:
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