2.6 Job Explorer

Whenever a task is performed in PlateSpin Recon, a job is created for the task. Information on running, paused, or completed jobs is shown in the Job Explorer, located at the bottom of the PlateSpin Recon window, by default.

If a job consists of several tasks, you can expand the job to see all of its tasks and the status of each task by clicking the plus sign next to the job description.

You can also see the steps that make up each task by selecting the task. The steps are displayed in the panel on the right of the Job Explorer.

Figure 2-5 Task steps displayed in the Job Explorer

Messages about the progress of a job are captured in a log file.

To pause, resume, or abort any running job, right-click any running job entry to display a pop-up menu or use the toolbar buttons. The Archive command moves jobs to the Archived Jobs list. These jobs can be subsequently viewed by selecting Tools > Archived Jobs. You can view the step logs by right-clicking on a step and selecting View Logs. The Log Viewer dialog is displayed.