Main operations with Job

Job
To make Automatic Synchronizer operate with your data, you need to create one or several Jobs. Jobs are displayed as a list in the main window. There are basic operations you can perform with jobs: create new Jobs, delete them and modify their properties, etc.

Create a new Job [Ctrl+N - shortcut]
You can easily create a new Job with the Job Wizard window. Click New Job button on the program toolbar to open the Wizard and follow its instructions. Once a Job is created, it will be displayed in the list in the program window.

Modify Job [Alt+Enter - shortcut]
You can modify Job properties (such as its name, comparing folders etc.) any time you wish. Select a required Job in the list and press Edit job button. The Job Wizard dialog will appear. Choose a page with Job settings that you wish to modify. For details, see Job wizard topic. Editing a job with Job wizard requires to stop executing or waiting Job. This switches the Job state to nothing. For each Job you specify:

View Job settings [Enter - shortcut]
To view information about Job settings click the button Job info on the main toolbar. Opening the window Quick info doesn't require to stop executing or waiting Job.

Select multiple Jobs [Ctrl+A - shortcut for select/deselect all Jobs]
To select multiple Jobs do one of the following:

If you have selected all Jobs and then want to clear the selection, click in a blank area in the job list.

Delete Job [Del - shortcut]
If you want to delete a Job, select it in the list and click Delete button in the program toolbar. If you delete a Job, your files and folders will not be deleted.

Export Jobs [Ctrl+E - shortcut]
If you want to store several Jobs to be able load them later, open the Export Jobs window using the main menu item 'Job|Export Jobs'.

Import Jobs [Ctrl+I - shortcut]
To load exported Jobs into HAS, open the Import Jobs window using the main menu item 'Job|Import Jobs'.

Execute Job [Ctrl+R - shortcut]
You can execute Job any time you wish. Select a required job in the list and press Execute button. You can execute several Jobs, select them in the job list and then click Execute button in the main toolbar. If you want to see executing job in details, select a required job in the list and click Visual run button. The Visual execution window will appear.

Job state
Job can be in one of three following states:

SymbolStateDescription
Waiting Job is in automatic mode and it was not executed. Job waits Next Run time and starts when current time will be equal or greater than Next Run time.
NothingJob is in manual mode and it was not executed. You may execute the job at any time you wish.
ExecutingJob performs a synchronization.
Nothing: SuccessJob is in manual mode and the last execution has been completed successfully.
Nothing: Empty syncJob is in manual mode and the last execution has been completed without synchronization.
Nothing: ErrorJob is in manual mode and the last execution has been completed with an error.
Nothing: FailedJob is in manual mode and it was unable to execute.
Nothing: TerminatedJob is in manual mode and the last execution has been terminated.
Waiting: SuccessJob is in automatic mode and the last execution has been completed successfully.
Waiting: Empty syncJob is in automatic mode and the last execution has been completed without synchronization.
Waiting: ErrorJob is in automatic mode and the last execution has been completed with an error.
Waiting: FailedJob is in automatic mode and it was unable to execute.
Waiting: TerminatedJob is in automatic mode and the last execution has been terminated.


Status of a Job is displayed in state column in the job list.

See also:
   Main window
   Features
   Quick start tutorial