Multi Instance Job

ewartpm · Post by **ewartpm** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:51 am

I have a job that is marked as a muti-instance job (in the job properties). The job executes without any problems. However, when I try to invoke another instance of the job, it does not allow it (job is already running message). In the Director, the run button is greyed out.

Do I have to set this option somewhere else?

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:04 am

Make sure you are filling out the Invocation ID field when running it, otherwise it is just running as a 'normal' job.

Sainath.Srinivasan · Post by **Sainath.Srinivasan** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:33 am

A different invocation id than the one that is already running.

kollurianu · Post by **kollurianu** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:58 pm

Hi All.

Where do you set the invocation id in the job to run it as multi instance job.

Thank you,

Sainath.Srinivasan · Post by **Sainath.Srinivasan** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:34 pm

Under job properties tab. You have the check-box for this purpose.

mhester · Post by **mhester** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:35 pm

If you have indeed checked the box on the job properties named "Allow Multiple Instance" and have recompiled the job then you should see a drop down with a title called "Invocation Id" on the same tab as the parameters when you run the job. At this point you can assign an invocation id.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:41 pm

And just to finish beating this little horsey...

If you are running the job outside of the GUI (via 'dsjob' for instance) supply the Invocation ID as a 'dot seperated' value after the job name. For example, run 'Jobname.ID' rather than 'Jobname'.

ewartpm · Post by **ewartpm** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:36 am

Thanks very much for the replies...I'm a bit embarassed

(The option was there all the time. I guess we all need to look a little harder at the screen sometimes...)