Getting Started with Job Streams

Introduction

The feature Job Stream is a means to implement dependencies with jobs. This feature improves existing forward dependencies (job chains) by introducing backward dependencies (conditions).

The current article is intended to function as a guide to the Job Streams functionality which provides an example of how the different features of Job Streams can be used.

For more information on Job Streams see:

• Job Streams

Example

Download

• Download the attached archive:
  • Windows operating system example jobstream_split_join_example.zip
  • Linux operating system example jobstream_split_join_example.tar.gz
• Unzip the archive to the live folder of your JobScheduler installation.
  • Note: Don't rename the configuration folder. Leave folder name for the job configuration to jobstream only. 
• Download attached the Job Stream JSON file jobstream.json

Steps to configure the attached example

Please follow the below steps to set-up the sample example in your environment: 

• Login to the JOC Cockpit, switch to the Job Streams tab.
  • Note: Make sure that you enable the Job Streams plugin while or after the installation of JobScheduler. Refer the knowledge base artilce How to enable Job Streams Functionality for reference.
• Click on Import Job Stream.
  • Note: Before you import the Job Stream unzip the attached job configuration to the live folder.

• This opens a browser-based file import procedure which allows file selection. Import the attached JSON file. An Import Job Stream modal window opens as shown in the screenshot:

• Select all the jobs from the Import Job Stream modal window and click import. Refer to the article on How to import and Job Streams for details.

• Select the folder jobstream from the