Paralell running of same job with different parameters

snassimr · Post by **snassimr** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 1:11 am

Hi !

I wonder if I can to run one job in paralell with Sequencer stage of Job Sequence and with different Job parametr.

For example I do three Job Activiteis in Job Sequence . Each Job Activity Run the same Job with different parameters and all three jobs are related to Sequencer stage with mode ALL

ranga1970 · Post by **ranga1970** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 1:32 am

Yes you can

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 1:39 am

If it's the same job it must be capable of multiple-instance running, and you must start the three instances with unique instance IDs. An instance ID can be any string, so you can make it meaningful within your overall scheme of things.

snassimr · Post by **snassimr** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:18 am

How I can supply unique instance IDs to job ?

Sainath.Srinivasan · Post by **Sainath.Srinivasan** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:23 am

Simply tag it to job name and a dot.

Kirtikumar · Post by **Kirtikumar** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:25 am

If the job is multiple instance enabled, in the job activity properties, under the job page, you will find one textbox called Ivnocation ID Expression.
For all 3 activities, you should specify different strings. These strings will be used as invocation ids.

snassimr · Post by **snassimr** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:44 am

I need to create 3 jobs ? Where to tag ?

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:42 pm

See immediately preceding post.

You create ONE job. You check the Allow Multiple Instance check box in its job properties.

Recompile.

When you run the job there is a new field, InvocationID. That's where you tag it if running from Director. If running from dsjob, use the "dot" notation mentioned earlier.

vinaymanchinila · Post by **vinaymanchinila** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:56 pm

Hi Kirtikumar,
I have built a job seq where I have 2 Job activities with the same job, and in the job properties I have checked the "Allow Multiple Instance" , recompiled it.

Still in the job activity properties, under the job page, I am unable to find textbox called Ivnocation ID Expression.

It does ask me to assign the values at run time on a box to the right hand side.

Am I mising something here
Thanks,

vmcburney · Post by **vmcburney** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 5:02 pm

Make sure you have checked the "Allow multiple instances" on the server job, not the sequence job.

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:05 pm

Yes, the invocation ID must be set at run time.
The only property available at design time is "Allow multiple instances".
You do not, cannot, set the invocation ID at design time in the job.
When you fill in the job name in the Job Activity in a job sequence, use the dot notation - jobname.invocationID

vinaymanchinila · Post by **vinaymanchinila** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:31 am

Thanks Ray, So how do I assign on at run time because our jobs are scheduled in the director!

ArndW · Post by **ArndW** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:38 am

Vinay,

all Multiinstance jobs allow you to set the instance name in the directory when you start the job. The field does not appear for non-multi-instance jobs.

vinaymanchinila · Post by **vinaymanchinila** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:46 am

Hi,
Yes, I can see the prompt for it when I run them in the director, but when I scehdule them to run every 2 hrs how do I fill this value in .

Thanks

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:29 pm

The prompt for invocation ID should still appear when you're requesting a job run in Schedule view, so you fill the value in in exactly the same way as you would from a regular run request.