Process and Report Status Inquiry

1. Selection Parameters

Create and save the screen selection parameters to be used in the individual computation, process, or report application(s).

2. Job Groups screen (Optional)

If you want to organize your jobs into groups (for organizational purposes only), you should first create job groups in the Job Groups screen (Administration\Maintain\Job Management).

3. Jobs screen

Set up the details of the specific job in the Jobs screen (Administration\Maintain\Job Management), including the name, description, and desired behavior of the job if an application task fails.

You must also enter one or more application tasks to be executed in the job as well as the parameter ID for each specific task.

4. Submit Job to Queue screen 

Use the Submit Job to Queue screen (Administration\Transactions\Job Management) to select the timing parameters and specify the queue.

Click on the Submit to Queue pushbutton.

1. Job Report screen

Run the job report from this screen to review the jobs you have created in Costpoint web.  This report lists the parameter ID(s) and sequential application(s) associated with each job.

2. Monitor Job Status screen

Use the Monitor Job Status screen (Administration\Transactions\Job Management) to view the job information and the status of jobs scheduled for a specific job queue.

Note:  You can only make edits to submitted jobs in this screen.

If your system administrator has granted you rights, you can also use the Process and Report Status Inquiry screen (Administration\Review\Job Management) to view job status details by application.

3. Update Job Queue List Status screen

Use the Update Job Queue List Status screen (Administration\Transactions\Job Management) to activate or deactivate a queue on the job server, and to allow a new queue to be recognized when the job server is already running.

4. Print/Purge Job History screen  

Use the Print/Purge Job History screen (Administration\Utilities\Job Management) to print and/or purge the history of jobs that have been previously executed on the job server.

1. Job Queues screen

The system administrator will normally create the job queues for jobs to run in and can manage all job queues from this screen (Administration\Maintain\Job Management) based on the display of queue status and specific job information.

2. Start/Stop Job Server screen

The system administrator will normally manage the job server operation from this screen (Administration\Transactions\Job Management) via the Start, Stop, and Reset pushbuttons and the Daily Shutdown Time and Daily Restart Time fields.

Job queue activation/deactivation can also be controlled from this screen.

3. Process and Report Status Inquiry screen

The system administrator will normally use the Process and Report Status Inquiry screen (Administration\Review\Job Management) to view job status details by application.

In Costpoint client/server, most functions are implemented synchronously, in which steps are performed in a specific order and only after the previous step has successfully completed.  This means that you cannot execute another process or report on a real-time basis if another long-running process or report is currently in process (except in Report Preview mode). The solution for this limitation in Costpoint client/server is to schedule the execution of longer-running processes and reports on a process server.

In Costpoint web, for most functions you can choose either a synchronous mode of execution (the default) or an asynchronous (batch mode). In a batch (asynchronous) mode, applications are unlocked almost immediately after submission of a report or process.  This means that you can submit a request for another report or process (including closing the application and shutting down the PC) before the current job is complete.

The functionality in these application screens enables users to view the execution status of all jobs in Costpoint web, whether they were submitted synchronously or asynchronously.

Note:  Some reports can only be executed synchronously in Costpoint web, as in a posting report, which must be successfully generated before the application will allow you to post.  Executing such a report asynchronously adds little value, since you must still keep the application open and wait for the report to finish before posting. Action/report locking rules still apply.  For example, if you begin a single user process or report asynchronously, you cannot initiate another process until the first one completes, even though the application is unlocked.

Please refer to the following technical topics for more specific information:

• Actions

• Application Locking

• Asynchronous Processing

• Job Server vs. Process Server

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the user by which you want to filter the inquiry data.

Lookup at this field displays the user ID.

Your Costpoint web user login ID displays in this field by default, and can be changed as desired.

Leave this field blank if you do not want a filter for it.

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the application ID by which you want to filter the inquiry data.

Lookup at this field displays the application ID and application name.

Leave this field blank if you do not want a filter for it.

This field is blank by default.

Enter, or use Calendar Lookup to select, a starting date by which you want to filter the inquiry data.

Leave this field blank if you do not want a filter for it.

This field is blank by default.

Enter, or use Calendar Lookup to select, an ending date by which you want to filter the inquiry data.

Leave this field blank if you do not want a filter for it.

This field is blank by default.

Select the job status from the drop-down box, by which you want to filter the inquiry data.

Your choices are:  "All," "Active," "Completed, " "Failed," "Cancel Requested," or "User Cancelled."

"All" displays in this field by default, and blanks are not accepted.

Select the execution method from the drop-down box, by which you want to filter the inquiry data.

Your choices are:  "All," "Asynchronous," "Process Server," and "Synchronous."

Note:  Although "API" and "Asynchronous API" also display in the drop-down box, these choices are not available in the current Costpoint web release.

"All" displays in this field by default, and blanks are not accepted.

Please refer to the FAQ in this topic for more information on synchronous and asynchronous processing.