Running a multiple-step job

  1. In Lawson Portal, access the Multi-Step Job Definition form. (You can access this form through the Multi-Step Job Definition link from the Related Forms menu on the Job Schedule, Print Manager, and Job List forms)
  2. Provide a job name and description for the job. You cannot include spaces or special characters in the name.
  3. Complete the information for each step in your job.
    1. Select a data area.
    2. Specify or select the form ID of the batch update or report program you want to run for this step.
    3. Specify a description of the step if you do not want the default (which is the form title for the form ID you selected).

      The description can be any combination of letters or numbers and can include spaces.

    4. Click Add to add the new job.

      You should receive a message that the job has been added. If you have not supplied step descriptions, the system will use the form title as the description.

      If you receive a message saying the job already exists, click Change instead of Add, or change the job name to one that does not already exist and then click Add.

    5. Click Parameters to specify parameters for the step.
    6. Click Insert Step to add a step before the current step. Click Add Step to add a step after the last step.
  4. When you are finished adding steps, click Change.
  5. To submit the job, click Submit. You can also submit the job from the Job List form and the Job Schedule form.

    Each step in the multiple-step job will be processed as if it were a regular, single-step job.

    Use the Job Schedule form to track progress of the job. The job's status will be Normal Completion if all steps have completed normally.

    Note: You can change the batch parameters of a step that has been submitted but has not yet executed. When the step is executed, it runs with the new batch parameters.