Grass Valley iTX SmartClient v.2.6 - Manual (Page 107)

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Working with jobs
Jobs are tasks that are recorded in iTX and monitored through their various stages from
start to completion. They are held in a job queue and scheduled for processing in order of
priority.
Summary
About Jobs in iTX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Different Ways in which SmartClient can Display Job Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Taking Control of a Job in an iTX Workflow Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
About Jobs in iTX
Jobs in iTX are divided into two categories:
• User jobs are jobs that are done manually by operators. An example is the previewing
of a video clip to check it is of the required quality.
• System jobs are done automatically by iTX services. An example is the copying of a
media file from an external server.
In SmartClient, you can add a job to the iTX job queue by clicking a job-request button on
an Actions tab. See
Working on the Actions Tab on page 97.
You can use a number of SmartClient features to view detailed lists of jobs. Depending on
your access rights, you may be able to set a 'required by' date and time for a job or cancel
the job. For any user job that requires SmartClient functionality, you can select the job in
the list and 'take control' of it. See
Taking Control of a Job in an iTX Workflow Process on
page 105.
Different Ways in which SmartClient can Display Job Lists
SmartClient has a number of ways of presenting lists of iTX Workflow jobs:
• The My Submitted Jobs pop-up window
• The jobs-list level of a selected workspace
• The Job Management workspace
• The Jobs Query widget
The first of these features is always available. The availability of the others depends on the
design of the Dashboards to which you have access.