Operators can identify failed jobs using (TODO: maybe rephrase in more accessible language?) any precondition failure in the Resource Management interface (Figaro). This allows jobs to be processed in bulk using any of the lightweight job management functions found in the On-Demand window.
Instructions
Update: precondition failure “is when a PGE fails not because of a runtime error but due to missing inputs, corrupt inputs, etc. These show up as failed jobs… Not something easily visible. These aren’t necessarily distinguished from a failed job”
TODO: Update step 1 to click on the Red failed job Tile along top bar. (It’s more reliable and user friendly) --per Andrew
Inside Figaro, first select the “job-failed” facet (See #1 in image) under the left-hand menu column labeled “status”. This will narrow the scope of jobs displayed within Figaro to only those with that status.
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5. When selecting the job from the Action drop-down menu,(TODO: confirm accuracy and wording of following text) its recommended to use the latest release of the desired job type. The release date is noted in square brackets following the job type name. In this example (#8) the “Purge jobs” action is chosen, and the latest release date is: [release-20180529].
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