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Filter the Jobs in the Jobs List on page 89
You can select the jobs that you want the job list to display by filtering them.
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Add a Synchronization Task to a Conversion Job on page 90
You can add a synchronization task to an active conversion job and modify the synchronization
settings in the Conversion wizard.
Add a Job to the Job List
Converter Standalone allows you to create and run conversion and configuration jobs.
Procedure
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On the Summary page of the Conversion or the Configuration wizard, make sure no settings need
adjustment, and click Finish to add a conversion or configuration job.
The job appears at the beginning of the job list in the Job View and its tasks appear in the Task View.
What to do next
In the job list, you can view the job status, which task of the job is currently running, and other details. You
can also delete a job, and perform other job operations.
View the Running Task of a Job
You can switch from Job View to Task View to view and edit the currently running task of a job.
Procedure
1 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Jobs.
2 From the job list, select a job.
3 On the main menu, select Job > Go to running task.
The Converter Standalone manager switches to Task View and preselects the currently running task of the
job you selected in Job View. If none of the job's tasks is running, no selection is made.
Deactivate a Job
You can deactivate an active job without applying any changes to the destination machine.
Prerequisites
NOTE You can deactivate a job only if none of its tasks is currently running.
Procedure
1 From the View by drop-down menu on the toolbar, select Jobs.
2 From the job list, select the job you want to deactivate.
3 From the main menu, select Job > Deactivate.
The job state changes to inactive and no changes are applied to the destination.
NOTE An inactive job cannot be reactivated.
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