Rerunning jobs in the plan

After you submit a job in the plan, you can customize and rerun it. This option is available for any job that has reached a final status. You can modify the values of the job attributes for a quick correction and rerun the job by modifying the original job definition.

About this task

If a job is not configured with a run cycle or if it fails for any reason, you can manually rerun it. When you rerun a job, you can configure its scheduled date, time, and priority. You can manually rerun a job by using one of the following methods:
  • Rerun the job with the same definition.
  • Rerun the job with another job definition.

Procedure

  1. From the home page, click the Orchestration Monitor tab.
  2. Select job from the drop down list.
  3. Select the specific job, and then click Rerun.
  4. Choose any of the following option from the drop down list to rerun the job:
    1. To rerun the job with the definition used for the previous run, select Use current job definition, and then proceed with step 5.a.
    2. To rerun the job with another existing job definition, select Use another job definition, and then proceed with step 5.b.
  5. Complete the applicable steps based on your selection in the previous step.
    1. Rerun using current job definition
      1. Click the edit icon for the Job field, and then update the job definition.
        Note: When you click the edit icon, The Edit current job definition panel is displayed. The options displayed to modify the job are dynamic and depend on the job plug-in type.
        Example: For an executable job, the following options are displayed.
        Table 1. Options
        Options
        Credential attributes: Group, User, Password
        Environment attributes: Working directory, Standard input, Standard output, Standard error, interactive, and Environment variables
        Job attributes: Command or job name, Arguments
      2. Click the search icon for the Workstation field, and then select a workstation.
        Note: Optionally you can set the following attributes for the rerun.
        • Step: You can select a specific step in the job definition from which to rerun the job.
        • Specify date and time and priority fields.
      3. Click Rerun.
    2. Rerun using another job definition
      1. Click the search icon for the Job definition field, select a job, and then click Select.
        Note: Optionally you can set the following attributes for the rerun.
        • Step: You can select a specific step in the job definition from which to rerun the job.
        • Specify date and time and priority fields.
      2. Click Rerun.

Results

You successfully rerun the job by modifying the original job definition.