Quick submit of jobs and job streams

Quickly submit a job or job stream from the Workload Designer. Supported on distributed engines only.

To perform this task, ensure the IBM Workload Scheduler engine connection is up and running.

You can quickly submit a job or job stream defined in the database into the current plan and run it immediately from the Workload Designer. This operation is supported only on distributed engines. You might want to do this for testing purposes before implementing the job or job stream in large-scale production to verify, for example, if the job or job stream completes successfully or how long the job takes to complete.

To manage objects in the database, open the Workload Designer window from the portfolio by clicking Design > Workload Definitions > Manage Workload Definitions.

Submitting a job stream

To submit a job stream from the Workload Designer:

Open the job stream that you want to submit to be run. To find the job stream, do either of the following actions:
- Search for it using the Search menu in the Working List.
- Select the job stream icon and launch a search (optionally filtered).
From the Details view, click Select an Action > Submit Job Stream into Current Plan.

The job stream is submitted to the current plan to be run. You can now monitor the status of the job stream by clicking Monitoring & Reporting > Workload Monitoring > Monitor Workload from the navigation bar of the Dynamic Workload Console. Then, select Job Stream in Object Type.

Submitting a job

To submit a job from the Workload Designer:

Create a new job definition or open the job definition that you want to submit to be run. To find the job definition, do either of the following actions:
- Search for it using the Search menu in the Working List.
- Select the job icon and launch a search (optionally filtered).
From the Details view, click Select an Action > Submit Job into Current Plan.
You are prompted to enter the following optional information:

Job stream name

Type the name of the job stream into which you want to submit the job to run, or browse and select from a list of available job streams defined in the database. If you do not specify a job stream, the job is automatically submitted into the default JOBS job stream.

Job stream workstation name

The name of the workstation where the job stream is defined. If you do not specify a (job stream) workstation name, then the name used is that of the workstation where the JOBS job stream is defined.

Job alias

A name assigned to the job so that it can be easily recognized when monitoring the job run. If you do not specify an alias, it is automatically generated using the first six characters of the job Name followed by 10 numerical characters.

The job is submitted to the current plan to be run. You can now monitor the status of the job by clicking Monitoring & Reporting

> Workload Monitoring >Workload Monitor from the navigation bar of the Dynamic Workload Console. Then, select Job in Object Type.

You still have an opportunity to modify the job definition, if necessary, in the plan. The job instance can be updated before the job runs, or after it has run and then the job with the updated definition can be rerun.