View the job queue in the Monitor > Job Monitor tab

The Job Monitor displays the job queue for the current application. If you are looking for a specific batch and do not see it, click Default.

View settings

Items per page

Specifies the maximum number of jobs to view. If the queue contains more than this number, Datacap splits the queue across multiple pages. You can view other pages by clicking the page number, such as [1], in the Job Monitor.

Delete batches

Deletes all batches that are displayed.

Filter

Displays the Advanced Job Monitor Filter. Use Filter to specify search criteria to locate specific batches. For example, you can specify a date range, an operator, or a status. To remove the filter and return to the default view, click Default.

Refresh

Click to refresh the display.

Refresh rate

Specifies the automatic refresh rate for the page. The option, --, means that a refresh is not done automatically.

Default

Removes any applied filters and returns all view settings to their default values.

Column headers

You can display or hide the columns by clicking the Show Columns options, such as QID, Batch, and Priority.

QID

Displays the queue ID. If the batch is pending or on hold, you can open the batch by clicking the queue ID.

Batch

Displays the batch ID. Click the batch ID to display and optionally change the batch details or delete the batch. See Selected batch details. You can open the details pane and change specific settings if your login account has the appropriate permissions. See the User tab.

To display the job queue information for a specific batch, enter the batch ID in the edit field and press Enter.

Job

Displays the job name. To display job queue information for batches that are associated with a specific job, select the job name from the drop-down list.

Task

Displays the task name. To display job queue information for batches that are associated with a specific task, select the task name from the list.

Status

Displays the status of the batch. To display job queue information for batches with a specific status, select the status from the list.

Job start

Displays the date and time the job was started. For a Main job, the time is when the batch was created. For child job, the time that is displayed is when the first task in the job began processing the batch.

Job time

Displays the total number of seconds the batch spent being processed by all tasks.

Task start

When a task is running, Task start indicates the date and time that the task started. When a task is pending, it indicates the date and time that the last task finished.

Task time

When a batch is on hold or stopped, Task time indicates the total number of seconds the batch is in the running state for the current task.

Operator

When a task is running, Operator indicates the current operator. If no task is running, what is displayed depends on the Store value of the previous task, and the Queue by value of the pending task. See the topic about the Workflow tab.

• If the Store value includes User, the field indicates which operator performed the task.
• If the Store value does not include User, the field is blank.

Station

When a task is running, Station indicates the current station. If no task is running, what is displayed depends on the Store value of the previous task, and theQueue by value of the pending task. (See the topic about the Workflow tab.)

• If the Store value includes Station, the field indicates which station performed the task.
• If the Store value does not include Station, the field is blank.

Priority

Displays the batch priority. The highest priority is 1 and the lowest priority is 10.

Docs

Displays the number of documents in the batch.

Pages

Displays the number of pages in the batch.

Show columns

These buttons control which columns are displayed in the main Job Monitor table. Click a button to display or hide a specific column.

Selected batch details

This window is displayed when you click a batch ID number in the main job monitor table. You can delete a batch or change specific settings if your login account has the appropriate permissions. See User tab.

Batch ID

Displays the batch ID.

Batch dir

Displays the path to the batch folder. Do not change this setting.

Page file

Displays the name of the runtime batch file. Do not change this setting.

Task ID

Displays the task name. If you have Status Change/Rollback permission that is specified in the Users tab, you can send the batch back to a previous task.

Status

Displays the status of the batch. If you have Status Change/Rollback permission that is specified in the Users tab, you can change the task status.

Operator

See the help for the Operator field. If you have Status Change/Rollback permission that is specified in the Users tab, you can change the operator ID.

Station

See the help for the Station field. If you have Status Change/Rollback permission that is specified in the Users tab, you can change the station ID.

Priority

Displays the batch priority. If you have Status Change/Rollback permission that is specified in the Users tab, you can change the batch priority. The highest priority is 1 and the lowest priority is 10.

Apply

Saves the changes.

Delete batch

Deletes the selected batch. Delete batch is displayed only if you have permission to delete batches, which is specified in the User tab.