Job Processor Administration

The Job Processor is a separate application that reserves queued jobs and pulls them from the job server to process them. Since the job processor is installed along with the Vault client, any workstation with the appropriate edition of Vault can be used to process jobs.

Understand the Job Processor

From the Job Processor dialog a user can pause and resume processing, set the Vault user account that is used to process jobs, and view the types of jobs that the Job Processor is configured to process.

Access the Job Processor

Access the application by selecting Start > All Programs > Autodesk > Autodesk Data Management > Tools > Autodesk Job Processor for Vault [edition].
Note: The Job Processor can be configured to launch automatically when the workstation is started by accessing the Job Processor's Administration menu.

Job Processor Dialog Details

Detail	Description
Job ID	Displays the number of the job currently being processed.
Job Type	Displays a description of the job being processed.
Description	Displays more information about the job in the queue.
Status	Displays the current state of the Job Processor.
Status Bar	Displays the server name and the user account.
Processing Start Time	Time at which the Job Processor began working on a job.

How It Works

Jobs are submitted to the job server when:

A user checks in a file which needs a visualization file created.
A user invokes an Update View command inside of the Vault client application.
Autoloader is used to load files into the vault and visualization files are needed.
A status change occurs on a file and an updated visualization file is needed.
A status change occurs on a file and properties need to be synchronized in the file.

Job Processor Licensing

The Job Processor consumes one Vault server license during the time it connects to the server to reserve a job. The Job Processor is not continuously logged into the Vault server while it processes the job and so the Vault server license it acquired is released. If a job being processed requires Inventor, an Inventor license is consumed while the job server processes the job and is released when the job finishes.

Perform Basic Job Processor Tasks

Following are basic tasks you can perform with the Job Processor.

Log into the Job Processor

The first time you access the job processor, you must specify the user name, password, and server name. The job processor will remember these login credentials each time you log in until changed through the Administration menu.

On the workstation where you want jobs to be processed, select Start > All Programs > Autodesk > Autodesk Data Management > Tools > Autodesk Job Processor for Vault [edition] to launch the Job Processor application.
Select Administration > Settings to display the Settings dialog.
Note: The Settings menu is only enabled if the Job Processor is Paused.
Enter the User Name and Password of the user for this workstation.
Specify the server from which you want the job processor to pull jobs for processing.
Click OK to save your changes and close the Settings dialog.
Select File > Resume to log in to the specified server.
Note: Select File > Pause at any time to halt the job processor and prevent it from processing any new jobs. If the job processor is in the middle of processing a job, it will finish the job first.

Configure the Job Processor to Start Automatically

Configure the job processor to start automatically when the workstation on which it runs is started.

On the workstation where you want jobs to be processed, select Start > All Programs > Autodesk > Autodesk Data Management > Tools > Autodesk Job Processor for Vault [edition] to launch the Job Processor application.
Select Administration > Start on Windows Logon. The Job Processor will launch whenever the user logs into to Windows

View and Manage Job Types

You can view the types of jobs that the Job Processor handles by accessing the Job Types dialog.

Access the Job Types Dialog

On the workstation where you want jobs to be processed, select Start > All Programs > Autodesk > Autodesk Data Management > Tools > Autodesk Job Processor for Vault [edition]] to launch the Job Processor application.
Select Administration > Job Types to display the Job Types dialog. If the workstation does not have the necessary information to process a particular type of job, that type of file is unchecked.

The job types a workstation can process are indicated by a check next to the type in the Job Types dialog.

Type	Required Application
DWF creations of ipt, iam, idw, ipn	Autodesk Inventor
DWF creations of dwg	DWG TrueView
Sync Properties of ipt, iam, idw, ipn	None
Sync Properties of dwg	None
Sync Properties of dot, doc, xls, xlt, xla, ppt, pot, ppa, mpp, mpt, vsd, vst	Microsoft Office
Sync Properties of docx, dotx, xlsx, xltx, xlax, pptx, potx, ppax, mppx, mptx, vsdx, vstx	None

Customize the Job Processor

You can customize the job types list and configure job check frequency, task scheduling, and other Job Processor functions to suit your work environment my modifying the JobProcessor.exe.config file.

Individual jobs are processed by Connectivity.JobProcessor.Delegate.Host.exe, a separate application, but the jobs are controlled by JobProcessor.exe.

Configure the Time Limit for Restarting Jobs

JobProcessor.exe monitors and controls the Connectivity.JobProcessor.Delegate.Host.exe application, restarting it if it does not complete a single job within a configured amount of time. Time limits can be configured for the following parameters in the JobProcessor.exe.config file:

InventorUpdateRevBlockReleasePeriodInMinutes
InventorDwfPublishReleasePeriodInMinutes
TrueViewDwfPublishReleasePeriodInMinutes

Configure Use Limits for CAD Services

CAD services (such as Inventor DWF generation or RevBlockUpdates) are restarted after a specified number of uses. Use limits can be configured for these parameters in the JobProcessor.exe.config file:

UpdateRevBlockMigrateLatestINV
InventorUpdateRevBlockCount
InventorDwfPublishCount
TrueViewDwfPublishCount

Note: JobProcessor.exe does not open and close CAD services for each job. Although the initial job still has to load the CAD libraries, each subsequent job will not have to reload the CAD libraries (until a restart is performed).

Customize the Job Types List

You can determine which job types are processed by a workstation by editing the Job Processor configuration file: JobProcessor.exe.config. This file is located in the <install dir>\Autodesk\Vault [edition]\Explorer\ directory.

Navigate to the <install dir>\Autodesk\Vault [edition]\Explorer\ directory and open the JobProcessor.exe.config file with Notepad.
Find the jobHandlers section.
Comment out the line that contains the handler you do not want the workstation to process. Use  to comment out the line.
Save the file and restart the Job Processor. Check the Job Types dialog to verify that the job type no longer appears in the list.

Configure the Job Check Period

The Job Processor checks the server for a new job every 10 minutes by default. This time can be adjusted by editing the JobProcessor.exe.config file.

Navigate to the <install dir>\Autodesk\Vault [edition]\Explorer\ directory and open the JobProcessor.exe.config file with Notepad.
Find the appSettings section.
Edit the line that has <add key="PeriodInMinutes value="10"/> to the desired time. The time can be set to a fractional value, such as 0.1 for 6 seconds or 1.5 for 90 seconds.
Note: Setting this value below one minute will impact performance of the overall system. Larger values are recommended.
Save the file and restart the Job Processor.

View Job Processor Logs

The Job Processor logs all jobs in the Event viewer Application log on the workstation. This log can be useful when troubleshooting failed or incomplete jobs.

Schedule the Job Processor

Use the Windows Task Scheduler to configure when and how often the Job Processor starts. You must be logged in with a Windows user account to schedule this task.

Open the Windows Task Scheduler.
Browse to the JobProcessor.exe file in the <install dir>\Autodesk\Vault [edition]\Explorer\ directory.
Configure the frequency and time to start the Job Processor.
Save the task.

Note: Be sure to configure the account setting prior to the scheduled task starting for the first time.

This scheduling change only needs to be set once. The Job Processor will use this account each time it runs.

The Job Processor can also be started when a user logs into Windows. This is done by selecting Start on Windows Log in in the Administration menu of the Job Processor dialog.