Creating a job file

A Spotfire Automation Services job file is an XML file that is created in the Job Builder. It contains the set of tasks that are performed each time that the job runs, along with any relevant settings for each task.

1. Open Spotfire Analyst.
2. Click Tools > Automation Services Job Builder.
3. In the Job Builder, click Add and then click the first task in the job.
   Important: Any job that contains tasks involving an analysis file must begin with the Open Analysis from Library task.
4. To the right of the task list, in the Settings pane, adjust the task settings as necessary.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have completed the task list and settings. For details on the available tasks and settings, see Job Builder tasks.
6. Save the job file to the Spotfire library, or to a location of your choice.

• Inserting a field in a Spotfire Automation Services job
  To ensure that the Job Builder creates a new file each time that a particular job runs, you can add one or several fields, such as the automatically updated date and time fields, to the file name. You can also insert fields in other text areas, such as an email message that you create for sending a new file to its recipients.
• Duplicating tasks in a job
  For Job Builder jobs that include executing a task repeatedly, such as opening several analyses and exporting each one to a PDF file, you can duplicate an existing task, including its settings, as many times as needed.
• Job Builder tasks
  These are the tasks that are included in the Spotfire Automation Services Job Builder.