DataFlux Data Management Studio 2.5: User Guide

Dialog for Process Jobs

You can use this dialog to add or update a process job. A process job enables you to create flows that support logical decisions, looping, events, error handling, parallelization, and similar tasks. For more information about the tabs at upper left of this dialog, click the following links:

• Process Flow Tab - Enables you to build and maintain process flows.
• Settings Tab - Enables you to set the properties for process jobs.
• Variables Tab - Displays the variables associated with the process job.
• Log Tab - Displays the log for the process job.

Overview

The Process Flow tab (upper left) is displayed by default. The two main components of this tab are the Nodes tree on the left and the Process Flow Editor on the right (open area with the toolbar above it). The Nodes tree contains all of the nodes that can be used in the context of a process job. The Process Flow Editor is used to arrange nodes in a flow from source to target. For an overview of all process job nodes, see Process Job Nodes. To see the online help for each node, select it in the Nodes tree, and then click the Help link in the pane at the bottom of the Nodes tree.

If enabled, the Details pane appears above the Job Status line of the dialog. To enable the Details pane, select View > Show Details Pane from the main menu. The Details pane enables you to quickly view or update the attributes of a selected node in the context of the flow, without having to open the properties window for the node. The Details pane for a process job includes the following tabs:

• Basic Properties - Displays the Name, Description and Notes for the selected node. Includes an Exclude Node from Run check box.
• Node Connections - Displays the connections between the nodes included in the flow. You can add a connection, delete a selected connection, delete all of the connections, and change the order of the connections.
• Inputs - Adds data inputs to a process flow node in a process job. For more information, see Inputs Tab.
• Outputs - Adds data outputs to a process flow node. You can show the run-time value for a selected output and refresh the list of outputs.
• Log - Displays a log for the selected node. If no nodes are selected, displays a log for the job that contains the node. For more information, see Log Tab.

The Job Status line at the bottom of the dialog displays the run-time status of the current job. It displays messages such as "Running" or "Completed Successfully."

Related Topics

• Maintaining Process Jobs