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MOTIF Interface Guide

1.5.1 Start time states

The situation will sometimes arise when it is necessary to determine the jobs in a job set that are awaiting a next start time. If a job has completed and will be automatically restarted at a future time, the icon reflects job completion status and not the wait for next start time status.

If the user is interested in which jobs are in the wait for next start time(B) queue it may be manually updated by selecting Start time states from the Display menu on the job group window. This updates all completed job icons that are currently in the wait for next start time queue.

1.5.1.1 Submitting new/same set

Job sets may be submitted manually using either the same job set number as was previously used or a new job set number. This feature puts the user in complete control of job set numbering if there is a necessity to keep track of this information.

The Submit new set and Submit same set selections are both made from the job action menu. The job action menu is activated when a user clicks on a job in a job group window using mouse button #3 (usually the right mouse button). The job that was selected will then be submitted using the selected method.

The Submit new set selection submits the selected job in a new job set using the next available job set number. This is performed by selecting Submit new set from the Job action menu. The selected job will be submitted with the new job set number.

The Submit same set selection submits the selected job in the same job set as was previously used. This is performed by selecting Submit same set from the Job action menu. The selected job will be submitted with the previously used job set number.

1.6 MOTIF Interface basics

The MOTIF interface used by the MOTIF Editor/Monitor utilizes a number of conventions that occur throughout the program. These conventions should be understood before using the MOTIF Editor/Monitor. These conventions are described below.

1.6.1 Pull down menus

The pull down menu is one of the most common interface tools in all graphical user interfaces. The MOTIF Editor/Monitor uses menu bars for both the Command Center and the Job Group window. Selecting an item in a pull down menu involves first clicking on the menu in the menu bar, holding down the mouse button, dragging the cursor to the desired menu item and releasing the button. The steps are illustrated in Figure 1-14.

Figure 1-14 Pull down menu selection

1.6.2 Common dialog box buttons

Dialog boxes in the MOTIF Editor/Monitor use a common convention for accepting or cancelling the input into the form. Most users familiar with graphical user interfaces will be aquainted with this standard.

Figure 1-15 illustrates a typical dialog box button selection scheme.

Figure 1-15 Common dialog box buttons

The buttons are used as follows:

OK - The OK button is the acceptance button. This means any changes to the form are accepted and will be saved as modified. Use when the correct information has been entered.
Cancel - The Cancel button is used to decline the data entered into the form or just to exit the form if no changes are needed. Often it is necessary to view a form without making changes to the data in the form. In this case you would choose cancel after making the changes.
Apply - The Apply button is used to accept the data entered into the form without exiting the form. This is an efficient way to make multiple changes without exiting the dialog box.
Default - The default button brings any default values into the form fields in order to make the form conform to the defaults set for that form. The form data may then be changed or saved as is.
Help - The Help button will bring up a help screen for the form that is currently being edited. This will help the user understand the data needed in the fields.