Job Editor Page
The Job Editor Page provides the user with all the necessary options and components to add a task and eventually create a Job workflow.
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The Job Editor Page provides the user with all the necessary options and components to add a task and eventually create a Job workflow.
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Once the Job gets saved in the Job list, the user can add a Task to the canvas. The user can drag the required tasks to the canvas and configure it to create a Job workflow or dataflow.
The Job Editor appears displaying the Task Pallet containing various components mentioned as Tasks.
Navigate to the Job List page.
It will list all the jobs and also it will show the type of the Job whether it is Spark Job or PySpark Job in the type column.
Select a Job from the displayed list.
Click the View icon for the Job.
Please Note: Generally, the user can perform this step-in continuation to the Job creation, but in case the user has come out of the Job Editor the above steps can help to access it again.
The Job Editor opens for the selected Job.
Drag and drop the new required task or make changes in the existing task’s meta information or change the task configuration as the requirement. (E.g., the DB Reader is dragged to the workspace in the below-given image):
Click on the dragged task icon.
The task-specific fields open asking the meta-information about the dragged component.
Open the Meta Information tab and configure the required information for the dragged component.
Host IP Address
Port number
Username
Password
Database Name
Driver- Select from the drop-down menu
Table Name
Query
Fetch size
Click the given icon to validate the connection.
Click the Save Task in Storage icon.
A notification message appears.
A dialog window opens to confirm the action of job activation.
Click the YES option to activate the job.
A success message appears confirming the activation of the job.
The Development mode opens for the selected Job.
Please Note:
If the job is not running in Development mode, there will be no any data in the preview tab of tasks.
The Status for the Job gets changed on the job List page when they are running in the Development mode or it is activated.
The Toggle Log Panel displays the Logs and Advanced Logs tabs for the Job Workflows.
Navigate to the Job Editor page.
Click the Toggle Log Panel icon on the header.
A panel Toggles displaying the collective logs of the job under the Logs tab.
Select the Advanced Logs tab to display the pod status of the complete Job.
Please Note: If any orphan task is used in the Job Editor Workspace which is not in use, it will cause failure for the entire Job. So, avoid using any orphan task in the Job. Please see the below given image for the reference. In the below given image, the highlighted DB writer task is an orphan task and if the Job is activated, then this Job will get failed because the orphan DB writer task is not getting any input.
So, it is recommended to avoid using an orphan task inside the Job Editor workspace.
| Icon | Name | Action |
|---|---|---|
Job Version details | Displays the latest versions for the Jobs upgrade. | |
Log Panel | Displays Jobs logs. | |
Preview Mode | The Job can be previewed, and 10 records will be displayed. | |
Activate Job | Activates the current Job. | |
Update Job | Updates the current Job. | |
Edit Job | To edit the job name/ configurations. | |
Delete Job | Deletes the current Job. | |
List Job | Redirects to the List Job page. | |
Settings | Redirects to the Settings page. |
Click the Activate Job icon to activate the job(It appears only after the newly created job gets successfully updated).
Jobs can be run in the Development mode as well. The user can preview only 10 records in the preview tab of the task if the job is running in the Development mode and if any writer task is used in the job then it will write only 10 records in the table of given database.
Please Note: Click the Delete icon from the Job Editor page to delete the selected job. The deleted job gets removed from the Job list.
