Cloning Jobs
 
 
 

Cloning a job creates a 100% duplicate job that is independent of the original, but inherits all of its qualities, including its status and settings. Cloning is a convenient means for experimenting with changes to job settings or testing render nodes, since changes made to the clone do not affect the original. Note the following suggested uses and restrictions:

To clone a job:

  1. Select the job of interest.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • From the Jobs menu, choose Clone Job.
    • Right-click the job and then choose Clone Job.

    The job is duplicated and its clone appears in the Job list with the same name and job status. The description field indicates the job is a clone.

  3. Modify job settings for the clone, as desired. See Modifying Job Settings.

    The job settings for a clone are identical to those of its parent job. You can modify these settings to customize how the clone is to be processed by the system.

  4. Depending on the status of the clone, you may wish to take further action, as indicated in the following table.
    Status Suggested Action
    Pending Allow the job to be processed following the normal sequence of events. No action necessary.
    Suspended Restart or reactivate the job. See Suspending and Reactivating Jobs.
    Completed Restart the job. See Restarting Jobs.