Export of jobs

shyju · Post by **shyju** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:36 am

Hi All,
Can we export a whole project from manager and at the same time export again whole project from the manager by opening another session? Will it currupt any job since the export is done twice on the same project and at the same time?

Cheers,
Shyju.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:44 am

Never tried, but should be fine I would think.

ArndW · Post by **ArndW** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:01 am

Since the export checks for locked jobs I assume that it also takes and holds locks, so two jobs running concurrently might lock each other out of jobs - but I haven't tried it either. Any jobs in the export file should be OK, though.

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:22 am

Technically they should process the project in the same order so, provided that they are started far enough apart and there are no very large objects in the project, they should both succeed.

If they do not, the later-started export will skip any objects locked by the first-started export, and may then "get ahead" and lock objects that would then have to be skipped by the first-started export.

In general, it may work but it's not recommended practice.

kduke · Post by **kduke** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:37 am

Do not try this on import. It will fail.

kumar_s · Post by **kumar_s** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:40 am

Even when "Whole Project" option is selected, I could see the lock is held on Job wise and not project wise. As ray mentioned, unless due to some big objects present in the project which may likely to create coinsedence of the lock of both export at a time, it should be ok if both where triggered to export with considerable time difference.