Create, assign and schedule Jobs

For devices assigned with an Advanced license: Use Jobs to apply commands with specific pre-defined parameters to devices. These commands can be sent to take effect immediately, or set to run on a schedule. A job can be applied to multiple devices, or groups of devices.

Create a new Job

To create a new Job, perform the following:

1. Click the  Menu to open the side panel.
2. Click the    Jobs section.
3. Click the Show live jobs tab.
4. Click to open the Create Jobs popup.
   
   
   
5. On the popup, perform the following:
   1. Type a unique name for the job.
   2. Select one command from the list. Adjust the command parameters to meet your specific use case. 
   3. Specify how often the job runs.
   4. Add notes to provide details about this job. Details can provide info why this job was created or who requested the job, etc. 
   5. Click OK. 
      
      
6. The new job is added to the list. By default, the new Job is set to off. You will need to assign devices to this job to turn this on. 

Ensure that your selected command is configured correctly since it will be applied with this exact configuration once assigned to a device. To learn more about the commands you can include in a Job, refer to the following article:

• Send commands to devices

Set Job schedule

Schedules indicate how often the Job will run. The following options are available:

• None 
  This option effectively disables the job. When selected, devices cannot be added to the job.
  
  
• One time 
  Schedules the job to run once on a specified date and time. 
  When selected, the  icon is displayed next to the job name.
  
  
• Recurring 
  Schedules the job to run repeatedly at a specified time. The job can run daily or weekly, and set to end as never or on a selected date. 
  When selected, the icon is displayed next to the job name.
  
  
  • Daily: The job runs everyday until the specified end date.
  • Weekly: The job runs on selected days of the week, until the specified end date.
  • Start Date: Set the date when the job will first run. Note that the job starts immediately on this date.
  • End Date: Set the date when the job will last run. The job will no longer run after this date.

Assign Job to devices

By default, the new Job is set to off. Note that you must assign devices to this job first before turning this on. 

1. Locate and review the job to update.
   1. Ensure that the Scheduling toggle is OFF .
   2. Click the  Devices icon to start adding devices.
      
      
2. In the Assign Job to Devices popup, perform one of the following: 
   • On the Devices tab, select one or more devices where this job will be assigned.
   • On the Group tab, select a group to assign this job to all devices in that group.
     
     
3. Click OK.
4. To verify that the correct devices have been added:
   1. Click the job row to show the Detail panel. 
   2. Review devices / groups listed under Assigned Devices.
      
      
5. If everything looks good, switch the Scheduling toggle to ON .
6. This job should start running as per schedule and apply the configured action to the selected devices.

Note that you will not be able to update the job while it is running. If you need to make changes to this job, you must set the Scheduling toggle to OFF first. 

Remove Job from devices

Note that you must first turn a Job off to remove devices from the job. 

1. Locate and review the job to update.
   1. Ensure that the Scheduling toggle is OFF .
   2. Click the  Devices icon to start removing devices.
      
      
2. In the Assign Job to Devices popup, perform one of the following: 
   • On the Devices tab, unselect one or more devices that are currently assigned.
   • On the Group tab, unselect a group to stop assigning this job to all devices in that group.
     
     
3. Click OK.
4. To verify that the correct devices have been removed:
   1. Click the job row to show the Detail panel. 
   2. Review devices / groups listed under Assigned Devices.
      
      
5. If everything looks good, switch the Scheduling toggle to ON .
6. This job should start running again as per schedule and apply the configured action only to the remaining devices.

Assign Job from device list

You can also assign Jobs directly on the All devices screen. Note that on this screen, the Jobs option is only available and can only be assigned to devices that have an Advanced license.

1. Click the  Menu to open the side panel.
2. Go to the  Devices section.
3. Locate a device that has an Advanced license. 
   Click the  icon to view only devices that have an Advanced license.
   
   
4. Select one or more devices to show a new side panel on the right. 
5. On the new side panel: 
   1. Click the    Jobs icon to view all available jobs.
   2. Select jobs to assign to the selected devices.
   3. Press OK.
      
      
6. The jobs should be assigned immediately.