Viewing jobs in SwitchClient

To view jobs in SwitchClient

  1. Make sure the Jobs button is selected.
  2. In the right part of the application, select the appropriate filter. For example, to see the job files you submitted yourself, click My Jobs. Also refer to Job filters in SwitchClient. The jobs matching the selected filter are shown at the right. If you don't see the expected jobs, check if:
    • The Switch Server concerned is running and the connection is established properly.
    • The information displayed is up-to-date. Click the Refresh button to update the information from the Switch Server.
  3. To see the Jobs presented in a different way, click the Workspace button and select the appropriate view:
    View Example
    Table

    Note that this view can be customized to your needs.
    • To remove a column, drag the column header upwards or downwards.
    • To move or sort the columns, drag them sideways.
    • To show or hide columns, select Show Columns from the context menu in the column header and select or deselect the columns as required.
    • To group jobs in a multi-level tree based on the columns, select Group by Columns from the context menu in the column header and select the appropriate column. The order in which the columns are checked is the order of the grouping.

    If the Filters pane is used in the Table view, the layout (that is, column ordering and the columns that are hidden or visible) are remembered together with the filter.

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  4. To select a subset of jobs to be displayed
    1. In the filter field in the top right corner of the application Click the arrow next to the magnifying glass icon .
    2. Select or clear the checkmarks as required, to search either in the job name or in the whole job card. The last entered search strings are shown in the list ('Administrator' in this example).



    3. Type a search string in the filter field. The filter is applied immediately.
  5. To see the job details, double-click the job concerned. The individual job card appears, displaying all details of the job, such as its status, file type, ...