JobManager

Method Summary
Job	createJob(String name, String workflow) Creates a new job and immediately executes it.
Job	createJob(String name, String workflow, Date startDate, Payload payload) Creates a new job.
Job	createJob(String name, String workflow, Payload payload) Creates a new job and immediately executes it.
Job	createPriorityJob(int priority, String name, String workflow, Payload payload) Creates a new job and immediately executes it with the specified priority. Note to keep this from being abused cloud-wide, each enterprise can have at most 10 priority jobs at any given time. A priority of 10 is the highest priority.
Job	createUniqueJob(String name, String workflow, Date startDate, Payload payload) Creates a new job, unless a job with the same name already exists for this pal with a runnable status (New, Rescheduled, Queued or Running), in which case null is returned and no job is created. The check and the creation are done while holding a cluster-wide lock, so it is safe to call from multiple cluster nodes concurrently.
boolean	deleteJob(String jobId) Deletes the job with the specified id. Returns false if the job is not deleted. Jobs with a status of Running or Queued cannot be deleted. Jobs with a status of Running can be deleted if they are 'stuck' for an hour or more.
	deleteJobs(String[] jobIds) Deletes the jobs with the specified ids.
Job	getJob(String jobId) Returns the job with the specified id.
SystemDataView	getJobs() Returns a system dataview for accessing jobs.
Job	getLastJob(String name) Returns the job with the given name and having a schedule furthest in the future.
String	toString() Returns a description of this object.

Method Detail

Job createJob(String name, String workflow)

Creates a new job and immediately executes it.

Parameters:

String name Required parameter. Maximum allowed size of parameter: 80
String workflow Required parameter. Maximum allowed size of parameter: 100

Returns: Job

Since: 12-21-2012

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Job createJob(String name, String workflow, Date startDate, Payload payload)

Creates a new job.

Parameters:

String name Required parameter. Maximum allowed size of parameter: 80
String workflow Required parameter. Maximum allowed size of parameter: 100
Date startDate
Payload payload

Returns: Job

Since: 12-21-2012

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Job createJob(String name, String workflow, Payload payload)

Creates a new job and immediately executes it.

Parameters:

String name Required parameter. Maximum allowed size of parameter: 80
String workflow Required parameter. Maximum allowed size of parameter: 100
Payload payload Required parameter.

Returns: Job

Since: 01-07-2013

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Job createPriorityJob(int priority, String name, String workflow, Payload payload)

Creates a new job and immediately executes it with the specified priority. Note to keep this from being abused cloud-wide, each enterprise can have at most 10 priority jobs at any given time. A priority of 10 is the highest priority.

Parameters:

int priority - Priority:0-10. Maximum allowed size of parameter: 10
String name Required parameter. Maximum allowed size of parameter: 80
String workflow Required parameter. Maximum allowed size of parameter: 100
Payload payload Required parameter.

Returns: Job

Since: 04-11-2026

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Job createUniqueJob(String name, String workflow, Date startDate, Payload payload)

Creates a new job, unless a job with the same name already exists for this pal with a runnable status (New, Rescheduled, Queued or Running), in which case null is returned and no job is created. The check and the creation are done while holding a cluster-wide lock, so it is safe to call from multiple cluster nodes concurrently.

Parameters:

String name Required parameter. Maximum allowed size of parameter: 80
String workflow Required parameter. Maximum allowed size of parameter: 100
Date startDate
Payload payload

Returns: Job

Since: 09-08-2026

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boolean deleteJob(String jobId)

Deletes the job with the specified id. Returns false if the job is not deleted. Jobs with a status of Running or Queued cannot be deleted. Jobs with a status of Running can be deleted if they are 'stuck' for an hour or more.

Parameters: