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Jobs

Overview​

A job is an instance of a process executed by a Buddy. You can run Jobs by either an Assistant or a Smart Buddy.

Assistant Buddy Jobs​

You can submit a job for an Assistant Buddy either manually from the Assistant Buddy user interface or through the Triggers configured as part of Assistant Buddy. The submitted jobs and their corresponding logs can be either pushed inside Control Room or stored as part of the configured local database. You can view those jobs in the Control Room from the RPA ENVIRONMENT > Audit > Assistant Buddy Jobs page.

Smart Buddy Jobs​

You can submit a job for a Smart Buddy within the Control Room from Smart Buddy Jobs, Triggers, and Processes pages. You can also submit jobs for a Smart Buddy outside the Control Room using IntelliBuddies Client API. You can view all the jobs executed by Smart Buddy, irrespective of from where they are submitted, inside the RPA ENVIRONMENT > Audit > Smart Buddy Jobs page inside the Control Room.

Job Submission Mechanisms​

There are three possible job submission mechanisms for Smart Buddies.

Submission MechanismDescription
ManualYou can submit jobs to Smart Buddy from the Smart Buddy Jobs and Processes pages inside the Control Room. Please refer: Manually Submitting a Job
TriggersYou can create different types of Triggers (Time, Email, File System) to submit a job in a pre-planned manner. Please refer: Triggers
APIYou can submit a job from external applications using IntelliBuddies Client APIs

Manually Submitting a Jobs​

You can submit a job manually to Smart Buddy from the Smart Buddy Jobs or Processes page inside the Control Room.

From Smart Buddy Jobs Page​

  • Click on Toolbar-Menu > New Job button

  • Select the Process from the dropdown

  • Select the Smart Buddy to submit a job

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    If you select the Dynamic option, any available Smart Buddy will pick the job for execution.

  • Specify the input parameters to submit for the selected process from the Parameters tab.

  • Click on the Submit button

From Processes Page​

  • Select the Process in the Grid

  • Click on Context-Menu > Submit Job option

  • Select the Smart Buddy to submit a job

    note

    If you select the Dynamic option, any available Smart Buddy will pick the job for execution.

  • Specify the input parameters to submit for the selected process from the Parameters tab

  • Click on the Submit button

Auditing Jobs​

You can view the logs for the associated jobs from the Jobs page.

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Audit Assistant Buddy jobs from Audit > Assistant Buddy Jobs page

Audit Smart Buddy jobs from Audit > Smart Buddy Jobs page

Viewing Job Logs​

Control Room supports two job log views: Grid View and Pop Up View. The jobs our buddies execute will log the required information for auditing purposes. The IntelliBuddies platform logs certain needed information for every other job by default. Users can extend the logging capabilities by pushing logs through WriteLog activity.

IntelliBuddies supports the severity levels while logging a message. Users can also specify the severity level the job needs to execute. Based on the severity level of the job, only those log messages whose severity level is higher or equal to the job severity level would be logged and displayed.

Grid View​

  • Select the job from the corresponding Jobs page

  • Click on Context-Menu > View Log option

Pop-Up View​

It will show the job log on a more compact and contextual basis. It will also provide job execution statistics. You can double-click on the job to view the log in this mode.