Possible Status of Background Jobs
Definition
The status of a background job can signify six different conditions, as explained in the table below.
Job Status |
Explanation |
Planned |
Steps that make up the job have already been defined, but the start condition has not yet been defined. |
Released |
The job has been fully defined, including a start condition. Without a start condition, a job cannot be released. Only an administrator or a user with appropriate authorizations for background processing can release a job, preventing unauthorized users from running jobs without approval. |
Ready |
The start condition of a released job has been met. A job scheduler has put the job in line to wait for an available background work process. |
Active |
The job is currently running. Active jobs can no longer be modified or deleted. |
Finished |
All steps that make up this job have completed successfully. |
Canceled |
The job has terminated abnormally. This can happen in two ways:
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Only jobs with status Planned, Released, or Ready can still be modified, unreleased, deleted, or prevented from running.
See also:
Analyzing Job Status