Job

A job activity executes a job as part of a process flow. The following example shows a process flow that executes two job activities: Standardize Names and Validate Addresses.

To add a job activity to a process flow, drag the job activity from the Activities folder in the palette to the canvas.

Note: In order for a job to be available to use in a process flow, the job must be exposed. If the job you want is not exposed, open the job in Enterprise Designer and select File > Expose.

Double-click the job activity to configure the Options tab and the Variables tab.

Options Tab

The Options tab displays the runtime options available for the job. You can change the runtime options so that when the job is executed in this process flow the options you specify here are used for the job. For example, if one of the job's dataflow options is controls the units to use for distance and defaults to miles, you could override that option here and have distance returned in kilometers instead when the job is executed through this process flow.

Variables Tab

The Variables tab displays the source and sink stages in the dataflow. You can override the input and output files specified in the dataflow so that when the job is executed in this process flow, different input and/or output files are used.