Submission (Application) templates

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About submission templates
Submission templates are used to integrate applications.
Categorizing submission templates and flow definitions
On the Workload Definitions > Templates page in the Workload tab, you can organize submission templates and flow definitions so that users can easily find what they need.
Modifying an application template
By default, users can only submit jobs using a generic application form. Administrators must edit the built-in applications to make the applications available to users.
Preparing and publishing a submission template
By default, users can only submit jobs using a generic application form. The built-in applications must be edited before they can work properly in your system.
Copying application templates between clusters with the application directory
Each application has a dedicated directory for configuration files, and you may create subdirectories for other scripts and data. This allows you to copy a working application from one cluster to another simply by copying all contents of the directory.
Creating a new application template
You can create a new application based on a copy of an existing application template. IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center has three types of templates: for job submission, flow submission, and for launching remote applications.
Converting flow templates and definitions to LSF Application Center templates
Learn how to convert LSF Process Manager flow templates and flow definitions to LSF Application Center templates using a tool provided with LSF Process Manager version 10.2 Fix Pack 10 and later.
Define dependencies between fields
You can define a dependency between two fields in a submission template so that when you choose a value in a field, you can display or hide another field, or define the default value or available values in the other field. You define dependencies by creating scripts that are external to IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center and adding the scripts to your submission template.
Enabling custom job directories in submission templates
When a user submits a job, the job directory is a temporary timestamped directory that is created. Job input files and output files are placed in this directory. In your submission template, you can create a field to allow users to customize the location of their own job directory. When users specify their own job directory, no temporary directory is created and users can see their job directory in Job details view.
Attaching a help page to your application submission form
In your submission template, you can write help tooltips for each field in the submission form. You can also create an entire HTML help page for the submission form that is displayed as a popup window when users click on the help icon which is in the upper-right corner of the submission form.
Graphing job output data automatically
Set up your applications to automatically graph job output. Output files must be in either comma-separated (*.csv) or text (*.txt) format.

Parent topic: Administer IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center