Job Repositories ( Utility Functions )
- This utility sets the repositories that can be selected on the Job repository menu . That menu is used for various operations that require the selection of a Job.
This utility can be used to " Add " a new repository (step 2a) or " Test " a repository (step 3). It can also be used to change a new or existing repository's " Description " (step 2b) or a new or existing disk repository's " Path " (step 2d).
It can also be used to " Delete " a repository.
- The Job repository menu lists (in alphabetical order) the " Description " of each Job repository that has been created using this utility.
Job repository menu - A repository " Description " can be changed at any time. Just select the repository name, then type in a new " Description "
- Each " Description " is associated with a unique path to a file folder (
) wherein Jobs can be stored. The description and path are defined when you " Add " a new repository.
- You cannot " Delete " or " Disable " the ' Default Repository ', which is the jobs folder in the data directory used by your current version of this program. You can, however, change its " Description ."
- See (on this page):
Operations affected by Job Repositories :
- Home > press "jobname" > choose a new active Job
- Home > press "jobname" > press "New..."
- Copy Job Flavor to Global Flavor
- Copy Jobs
- Copy Project Items
- Rename Job
- Delete Jobs
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To " Add " and test a new ' Disk ' Job repository :
To delete the path to a Job repository, see the procedure described in the section below.
1 . Home > Utilities > Utility Functions > Job Repositories. If prompted to do so, enter the " Utility Password " that has been set up for your network.
2 . The Job Repositories window opens.
2a : Press the " Add " button.
2b : ' New Repository ' is automatically entered as the " Description. " Type a different " Description " if you so choose. A repository is selected by its " Description " on the Job repository menu.
2c : Select ' Disk ' as the new " Repository backend ."
2d : Either type into " Path " the file path (if you know it), or enter a path by pressing the " Browse... " button and double-clicking on file folders (
3 . To verify if the path you designated in step 2d for the to-be-created repository exists, press the " Report " button. (Only when you've clicked out of any user-editable field is the repository created.)
Possibility 1 : If the path does not exist, Job Repositories notifies you of such with an alert dialog. Press " OK " and try again.
The repository "xxx" is not accessible from SDS2. 
Possibility 2 : The path you designated is valid. A repository report is output to the report viewer ( Output-Request Summary ). Among other things, the report informs you how many Jobs are contained in the repository. You can view the report on your computer screen, then optionally save it to a file. Press "OK" on the report viewer window, then go to step 4.
Note 1: Repositories that are not valid do not appear as selectable options on the Job repository menu . Such a repository's " Description " will, however, continue to be shown disabled (red) on this utility window until such a time as you " Delete " it.
Note 2: To run a report on previously created repository, it must be enabled. You can enable a disabled repository by clicking the " Enable " button, provided that it is valid. Consequently, you cannot run a report on an invalid repository, once it has been created
4 . Do one (1) of the following:
Alternative 1 : Repeat this procedure to designate descriptions for file paths to other Job repositories.
Alternative 2 : Follow the instructions (below) to delete a Job repository from this window's " Repositories " list, to enable or disable a previously created repository, to run a report on a repository, or to change Auto Pack settings.
Alternative 3 : Press the " OK " button to close this window. Every " Description " that is on this window's " Repositories " list that is not disabled will be selectable on the Job repository menu that is used, for example, when you Home > " Change Active Job ."
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To " Enable " an existing Job repository :
If a repository is currently disabled , it is shown red on the Job Repositories window. This operation enables such a repository. Once enabled, it appears in Job repository menus , and you can Home > " Change Active Job " to jobs contained in it. You can also generate a " Report " from it.
1 . Start the Job Repositories utility:
1a : Home > Utilities > Utility Functions > Job Repositories. If prompted to do so, enter the " Utility Password " that has been set up for your network.
2 . The Job Repositories window opens.
2a : Select the " Description " of the repository that you want to disable.
2b : Press the " Enable " button.
A possibility : If the path does not exist, Job Repositories notifies you of such with an alert dialog. Press " OK ." You cannot enable the repository until you have modified its " Path ."
The repository "xxx" is not accessible from SDS2.
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To generate " Report " of a valid Job repository :
This operation generates a repository report that, among other things, informs you of...
1 . Start the Job Repositories utility:
1a : Home > Utilities > Utility Functions > Job Repositories. If prompted to do so, enter the " Utility Password " that has been set up for your network.
2 . The Job Repositories window opens.
2a : Select the " Description " of the repository that you want to run a report on.
2b (a possibility) : If the repository is disabled -- that is, if it is shown red on this window -- press the " Enable " button. (But see note 1 .)
2c : Press the " Report " button. A repository report is output to the report viewer ( Output-Request Summary ). You can view the report on your computer screen, then optionally save it to a file. Press " OK " on the report viewer window to close it.
3 . Do one of the following:
Alternative 1 : Repeat this procedure to run a report on another job repository.
Alternative 2 : Press the " OK " button to close this window.
Note 1: To run a report on previously created repository, it must be enabled, but you can only " Enable " it if is valid. Consequently, you cannot run a report on an invalid repository.
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To " Disable " an existing Job repository :
This operation disables a repository so that it won't appear in a Job repository menu . This may be desirable if, for example, you wish to prevent its jobs from appearing on a selection dialog when you Home > " Change Active Job ." However, its file path is retained in the " Repository " list, so that it can easily be added back to the list if required.
Note 1 : If a repository is already disabled, it is shown red on this window.
Note 2 : You cannot " Disable " the ' Default Repository ' .
1 . Start the Job Repositories utility:
1a : Home > Utilities > Utility Functions > Job Repositories. If prompted to do so, enter the " Utility Password " that has been set up for your network.
2 . The Job Repositories window opens.
2a : Select the " Description " of the repository that you want to disable.
2b : Press the " Disable " button.
3 . The repository is disabled, and is shown red in the list. Do one of the following:
Alternative 1 : Repeat this procedure to disable another Job repository.
Alternative 2 : Press the " OK " button to close this window. Every " Description " that is on this window's " Repositories " list that is not disabled will be selectable on the Job repository menu that is used, for example, when you Home > " Change Active Job " or Home > Utilities > Utility Functions > Copy Jobs .
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To change " Auto Pack " settings for an existing Job repository :
Performing this operation selects Job repositories and jobs for automatic packing to JFT (Job Fabricator Transfer) files. You can choose which jobs are to be packed and set destinations for those packed files and their logs. The auto pack feature then generates a command string suitable for use in a job scheduler application or on a command line to pack them automatically. Running the command can pack multiple jobs from multiple Job repositories at once.
Warning : The auto pack feature is not a replacement for regular backups. (You may find it useful, however, to back up the packed files that it produces.)
1 . Start the Job Repositories utility:
1a : Home > Utilities > Utility Functions > Job Repositories. If prompted to do so, enter the " Utility Password " that has been set up for your network.
2 . The Job Repositories window opens.
2a : Select the " Description " of the repository containing a job or jobs that you want to auto pack.
2b : Press the " Auto Pack " button.
3 . The Job Repository Auto Packing window opens. Select one of the " Auto Pack Job Options " for jobs from the repository that you selected in step 2a.
Alternative 1 : Select ' None ' of the jobs for auto packing. This is the default.
Alternative 2 : Select ' All ' of the jobs in the selected Job repository for auto packing.
Alternative 3 : Pack the ' Selected ' jobs in the Selected Job List . To select jobs for packing, click the " Add " button. A selection dialog opens from which you choose jobs from the repository to add to the list. Once a job has been selected, you can click its " Description " in the list and " Remove " it from the list if needed.
4 . Enter a " Destination Directory " that you want to serve as the folder( ) into which the .jft file is to be placed, or use the default.
The default directory is the folder (
5 . Enter a " Log Directory " that you want to serve as the folder( ) into which the log file is to be placed, or use the default.
The default directory is the output folder (
6 (optional) . Press the " Pack " button to immediately pack jobs from repository that you selected in step 2, using the settings that you chose in steps 3, 4, and 5. By doing so, you can do a "test run" of the auto pack settings for the repository.
6a : A progress bar illustrates the progress of the packing of each job as it takes place. When the progress bar reaches 100%, the progress bar window will close automatically if the box is checked (
) for " Close when done ." If the window does not close automatically, you can close it by checking that same box or by pressing the " OK " button.
6b : Do one of the following:
Alternative 1 : Click " Cancel " to close the Job Repository Auto Packing window if you do not want to schedule automatic packing of jobs, or to further adjust auto pack settings for repository.
Alternative 2 : Click " Cancel ," and repeat steps 2a through 5 if you want to set options for other repositories the Job Repositories window.
Alternative 3 : Proceed to step 7 if you want to schedule automatic packing of jobs at a later time.
7 . Press the " OK " button on the Job Repository Auto Packing window.
7a . The Auto Pack Command String window opens. Pressing Copy (
) saves the command line string to your operating system's clipboard.
7b . Click the " OK " button. This closes both the Auto Pack Command String window and the Job Repository Auto Packing .
8 . Run the command to automatically pack the jobs that have been added to all the repositories in the Job Repositories window, according to the settings that you provided on the Job Repository Auto Packing window.
Alternative 1 : Paste the command line string into a Run window or a Command Prompt window (Microsoft Windows) or into a terminal emulator (Linux), then press enter. This will execute the auto pack command immediately.
Alternative 2 : Paste the command line string into a job scheduler application installed on your workstation (for example, Windows Task Scheduler).
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To " Delete " an existing Job repository :
This operation deletes a file path from the " Repository " list so that, for example, you will not be able to Home > " Change Active Job " to a Job in that repository. This operation does not delete the file folder associated with a repository. Any Jobs that were in that file folder before you delete the repository remain in that file folder. Another reason to " Delete " is to remove a repository that is invalid.
Note : You cannot " Delete " the ' Default Repository ' .
1 . Start the Job Repositories utility:
1a : Home > Utilities > Utility Functions > Job Repositories. If prompted to do so, enter the " Utility Password " that has been set up for your network.
2 . The Job Repositories window opens.
Tip: You may want to select the repository and press " Report " before you delete it. Doing so will tell you whether or not the repository is valid and how many Jobs are stored in it. Also, confirm that the file path associated with a particular repository's description matches the file path for the repository you want to delete.
2a : Select the " Description " of the repository that you want to remove from the list.
2b : Press the " Delete " button.
3 . The repository is removed from the list. Do one of the following:
Alternative 1 : Repeat the " Add " a new repository procedure described earlier on this page to designate file paths to other directories on your network.
Alternative 2 : Repeat this procedure to delete another Job repository.
Alternative 3 : Press the " OK " button to close this window. Every " Description " that is on this window's " Repositories " list that is not disabled will be selectable on the Job repository menu that is used, for example, when you Home > " Change Active Job " or Home > Utilities > Utility Functions > Copy Jobs .
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