Running the Client Job Sender

The Client Job Sender, which is run on the command line, executes Automation Service jobs.

Before you begin

You have an Automation Services job file that was created by using the Job Builder.
You are a member of the group Automation Services Users.
The files Spotfire.Dxp.Automation.ClientJobSender.exe and Spotfire.Dxp.Automation.ClientJobSender.exe.config are located in the same directory.
If the job you are executing was saved in the library, you have "read" access to the job file.

Procedure

On the command line, enter your information in the following format:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotfire Automation Services\Spotfire.Dxp.Automation.ClientJobSender.exe" "http://SpotfireServer:8080" "/Jobs/MyJob" -useLibraryPath

where:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Spotfire Automation Services\Spotfire.Dxp.Automation.ClientJobSender.exe is the path to the Job Sender tool.
http://SpotfireServer:8080 is the URL to the Spotfire Server.
/Jobs/MyJob is the location of a job stored in the library.
Note: The job may also be stored in a directory outside of the library. In that case, enter the complete path to the job file. See the second example, below.
-useLibraryPath indicates that the job is being identified by its library path.
Note: Alternatively, you can identify a job in the library by using its Library ID. In that case, enter the following text after the ID: -use LibraryId. See the first example, below.

Tip: To quickly copy the path to a job file in the library, or the Library ID of the job file, in the Automation Services Job Builder, click Copy Path or Copy Library ID on the Tools menu.

Note: By default the Client Job Sender waits for the job to finish before the tool closes. To have the tool close immediately after the job starts, add the -async flag to the end of the command line. This can be useful if you want to run several jobs simultaneously. See the third example, below.

For more information, see Client Job Sender monitoring.

Examples

To execute a job stored in the library using the Library ID:

"C:\Program Files\Spotfire\Spotfire.Dxp.Automation.ClientJobSender.exe" "http://SpotfireServer:8080/" "038e181b-d05d-4f3f-9ef7-aef52c96f04b" -useLibraryId

To execute a job stored outside of the library:

"C:\Program Files\Spotfire\Spotfire.Dxp.Automation.ClientJobSender.exe" "http://spotfireserver:8080/" "C:\Temp\jobfile.xml"

Asynchronous example:

"C:\Program Files\Spotfire\Spotfire.Dxp.Automation.ClientJobSender.exe" "http://SpotfireServer:8080/" "C:\Path\jobfile.xml" -async

To encrypt the password or the client secret in the configuration file, also enter the following command:

"C:\Program Files\Spotfire\Spotfire.Dxp.Automation.ClientJobSender.exe" encryptPassword [-encryptWithUserScope]