Manage a Job
After creating a job, you can open a job to edit and change the settings of the job. You can also rename a job without changing its setting or entirely delete a job. All these actions are easily accessible through the Actions pane in All Jobs page.
Filter a Job
You can apply filters on the All Jobs page to display only those jobs that match the criteria set in the Search Filters section.
Step 1 – On Directory Manager portal, select Synchronizeon left pane.
Step 2 – On Synchronize portal, click All Jobs.
Step 3 – In the Search Filters section, select one of the following attributes from the Attributes list to filter jobs:
- Name
- Description
- Source
- Destination
- LastRun
- Created
- Modified
- TimesRun
Step 4 – Two more boxes get displayed next to Attributes box upon selecting a filter.
- Select an Operator from the first list.
- Specify a value for the selected operator in the second box.
Step 5 – Click Apply Filter.
All the jobs that match the specified criterion are displayed.
Open a Job
When you open a job to view or change its settings, the Edit Job wizard opens, which is virtually identical to the Create a Job wizard.
Step 1 – On Directory Manager portal, select Synchronize on left pane.
Step 2 – On Synchronize portal, click All Jobs.
Click the job name to launch the Job Details wizard.
Step 3 – In the Job Details wizard, navigate to the page containing the information that you want to review or modify.
Run a Job
Follow the steps to run a job.
Step 1 – On Directory Manager portal, select Synchronize on left pane.
Step 2 – On the Synchronize portal, click All Jobs.
Step 3 – In the jobs list, click
on the job that you want to run and click Run.
Step 4 – If workflow requests are enabled, the request for running the job will go to the approver. If they approve the requests, the job will run. If they deny the requests, you will not be able to run the job.
Step 5 – The Review Job Run dialog box appears, providing access to run statistics, reports, and logs for the last job run.
Step 6 – Click Run Job in the Background to list the job in the Background tasks.
Edit a Job
Follow the steps to edit a job.
Step 1 – On Directory Manager portal, select Synchronize on left pane.
Step 2 – On the Synchronize portal, click All Jobs.
Step 3 – In the jobs list, click the three vertical dots icon on the job that you want to edit and click Edit.
Step 4 – Go through the wizard pages to modify the job as required.
Step 5 – Click Finish twice to close both wizards.
Deleting a Job
Deleting a Job removes it from Synchronize. By deleting a Job, you also loose any information about it, such as its run history.
Step 1 – On Directory Manager portal, select Synchronize on left pane.
Step 2 – On Synchronize portal, click All Jobs.
Step 3 – Click the three vertical dots icon of the job that has to be deleted and select Delete from the menu.
Preview a Job
Before running a job, you can preview the results and identify if the job consists of any errors.
Step 1 – On Directory Manager portal, select Synchronize on left pane.
Step 2 – On Synchronize portal, click All Jobs.
Step 3 – Click the three vertical dots icon of the job and select Preview from the menu.
Schedule a Job
To add or update the schedule for a job:
Step 1 – On Directory Manager portal, select Synchronizeon left pane.
Step 2 – On Synchronize portal, click All Jobs.
Step 3 – Click the three vertical dots icon of the job and select Schedule from the menu.
It will take you to the Schedule and Job Notifications page of Create a Job. Update the schedule and click Finish to save the changes.
Pin a Job
To pin a job to the Dashboard under the pinned job card:
Step 1 – On Directory Manager portal, select Synchronize on left pane.
Step 2 – On Synchronize portal, click All Jobs.
Step 3 – Click the three vertical dots icon of the job and select Pin Item from the menu.
Step 4 – The job is displayed on My Pinned Jobs card on the Dashboard.
Save as Template
You can save a job as a template to use it for future job creation.
Step 1 – On Directory Manager portal, select Synchronize on left pane.
Step 2 – On Synchronize portal, click All Jobs.
Step 3 – Click the three vertical dots icon of the job and select Save as Template from the menu.
Step 4 – On Template Name Description wizard, update the name and description and click Save.
The new template gets listed in the Job Templates page.
Duplicate a Job
Follow the steps to duplicate a job.
Step 1 – On Directory Manager portal, select Synchronize on left pane.
Step 2 – On the Synchronize portal, click All Jobs.
Step 3 – In the Jobs list, click the three vertical dots icon on the job that has to be duplicated and click Duplicate.
Step 4 – Update the Job name and Job Description.
Step 5 – Click Save.
View Job Details
You can view the details of the job by following these steps:
Step 1 – On Directory Manager portal, select Synchronize on left pane.
Step 2 – On the Synchronize portal, click All Jobs.
Step 3 – In the Jobs list, click the three vertical dots icon on the job and click Job Details.
Import a Job
You can also import jobs. Only job that have been exported from Directory Manager Synchronize can be imported to other machines running Directory Manager Synchronize.
The import action only requires you to select the location where the exported job resides.
Step 1 – On Directory Manager portal, select Synchronize on left pane.
Step 2 – On the Synchronize portal, click All Jobs.
Step 3 – Click Import Jobs to open the dialog box.
Step 4 – Click the Browse button to browse to the location where the exported jobs are placed.
Enter the password in the Password box.
Select the Rename Job if already exists checkbox if you do not want multiple jobs with same names.
Step 5 – Click Import Job(s). The job gets listed with other jobs.
Export a Job
To export a job collection template, you need to follow these steps:
Step 1 – On Directory Manager portal, select Synchronize on left pane.
Step 2 – On the Synchronize portal, click All Jobs.
Step 3 – On the All Job page, click the three vertical dots icon on the job in the list that you want to export and click Export.
Step 4 – On the Export Job(s) wizard, enter the password and export the job.
If you want to export multiple jobs, select all and click Export Job(s) from the top right corner.
Rename a Job
Renaming a job lets you save a job under a new name and a new description. As you would expect, renaming a job does not affect its settings.
Renaming a Job, using shortcut
Step 1 – On Directory Manager portal, select Synchronize on left pane.
Step 2 – On Synchronize portal, click All Jobs.
Step 3 – Click the required Job. It takes you to Job creation pages.
Step 4 – Go to Job Details to rename the job.
- In the Job Name box, type a new name for the Job.
- In the Description box, type a new description for the box (optional).
Step 5 – Click Finish to close the dialog box and save changes.
Rename a Job, using the Actions menu
Step 1 – On Directory Manager portal, select Synchronize on left pane.
Step 2 – On Synchronize portal, click All Jobs.
Step 3 – From the list, select the required Job.
Step 4 – On the Actions menu, click Rename.
Step 5 – On the Rename Job dialog box:
- In the Job Name box, type a new name for the Job.
- In the Description box, type a new description for the box (optional).
Step 6 – Click Save to close the dialog box and save changes.