Patent ID: 7093252
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for submitting an instance of a job for execution by a processor and monitoring the job instance using a state model, comprising the steps of: fetching a job instance, the job instance having associated job instance activate information; submitting the job instance to a processor; registering the job instance activate information with a job queuing subsystem application program interface (API) that runs on the processor; determining, at the API, a state of the job instance, the job instance automatically and continuously monitoring the state while the job instance is running and when the state matches a pre-determined state value the job instance submitting a subsequent job instance to the processor and registering the subsequent job instance activate information with the API that runs on the processor, wherein the subsequent job instance is any subsequent job instance; reporting, by the API, said state of the job instance to an application; and implementing an action on the subsequent job instance based on the reported state of the job instance.