Creating a generic job

This topics describes how to create a new generic job.

To create a generic job

1. Open the Add Job page by navigating to Network > Actions > Jobs.
   The Jobs page displays a list of defined jobs.
2. Click Add.
   The Add Job page opens.
   

3. In the Details tab, enter information in the following fields:
4. If you want to add actions to the job, click  and select the type of action.
   
   
   Enter information for the action in the displayed fields and click OK to add the action. The job actions are displayed on the Actions tab:
   
   
5. Click the  to view the proposed configuration changes for a span action. When the Deploy to Active or Deploy to Stored action enforces one or more rules, the Compliance Summary report is shown:
   
   
   
6. Click  to display the change scripts built for the Deploy to Active action.
    SmartMerge generates the change script based on the current Running configuration. At execution time, the change script is generated once more based on the current Running configuration.
7. When you are ready to save the job, you have two options:
   • Save as Draft: Job is saved but not submitted for approvals or scheduling. You can edit the Job multiple times when in Draft state.
   • Save and Submit: When Job approval is required, select the Job Approval Type. Even when Enable Job Approval is set under Admin > System Parameters (see Testing rules), Job approvals are not required for passive actions. These actions include Snapshot, Assign as Target, Log Event, Send Email, Send Trap, and Custom Actions configured for no approvals.