CIM_ConcreteJob class

A concrete version of Job. This class represents a generic and instantiable unit of work, such as a batch or a print job.

Important  The DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force) CIM (Common Information Model) classes are the parent classes upon which WMI classes are built. WMI currently supports only the CIM 2.x version schemas.

The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all of the inherited properties.

Syntax

class CIM_ConcreteJob : CIM_Job
{
  string   InstanceID;
  string   Name;
  uint16   JobState;
  datetime TimeOfLastStateChange;
  datetime TimeBeforeRemoval;
  string   JobStatus;
  datetime TimeSubmitted;
  datetime ScheduledStartTime;
  datetime StartTime;
  datetime ElapsedTime;
  uint32   JobRunTimes = 1;
  uint8    RunMonth;
  sint8    RunDay;
  sint8    RunDayOfWeek;
  datetime RunStartInterval;
  uint16   LocalOrUtcTime;
  datetime UntilTime;
  string   Notify;
  string   Owner;
  uint32   Priority;
  uint16   PercentComplete;
  boolean  DeleteOnCompletion;
  uint16   ErrorCode;
  string   ErrorDescription;
  uint16   RecoveryAction;
  string   OtherRecoveryAction;
  datetime InstallDate;
  uint16   OperationalStatus[];
  string   StatusDescriptions[];
  string   Status;
  uint16   HealthState;
  uint16   CommunicationStatus;
  uint16   DetailedStatus;
  uint16   OperatingStatus;
  uint16   PrimaryStatus;
  string   Caption;
  string   Description;
  string   ElementName;
};

Members

The CIM_ConcreteJob class has these types of members:

  • Methods
  • Properties

Methods

The CIM_ConcreteJob class has these methods.

Method Description
GetError

Retrieves error information for the operational status of a concrete job.

KillJob
Note  This method is deprecated. Instead we recommend that you use the RequestStateChange method.

Shuts down a job.

This method is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

RequestStateChange

Requests the specified state change to a concrete job.

 

Properties

The CIM_ConcreteJob class has these properties.

Caption

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: MaxLen (64)

A short textual description of the object.

This property is inherited from the CIM_ManagedElement class.

CommunicationStatus

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

Indicates the ability of the instrumentation to communicate with this element. A NULL value indicates that instrumentation does not support this property.

Values Meaning
Unknown 0

Indicates that the instrumentation cannot report on the CommunicationStatus property at this time.

Not Available 1

Indicates that the instrumentation is capable of reporting this property, but intentionally does not for this element.

Communication OK 2

Indicates only that communication is established with the element.

Lost Communication 3

Indicates that the element has been contacted in the past, but is currently unreachable.

No Contact 4

Indicates that the instrumentation has contact information for this element, but has never been able to communicate with it.

DMTF Reserved 5–0x7FFF

Reserved.

Vendor Reserved 0x8000 ≤ value

Reserved.

 

This property is inherited from the CIM_ManagedSystemElement class.

DeleteOnCompletion

Data type: boolean

Access type: Read/write

True to delete the job upon completion; otherwise, false.

Note  This property will not delete jobs that complete before this property is set to True.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

Description

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

A textual description of the object.

This property is inherited from the CIM_ManagedElement class.

DetailedStatus

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_ManagedSystemElement.PrimaryStatus", "CIM_ManagedSystemElement.HealthState")

Additional status details that complement the PrimaryStatus property. A NULL value indicates that the instrumentation does not support this property.

Values Meaning
Not Available 0

Indicates that the instrumentation is capable of reporting this property, but intentionally does not report it for this element.

No Additional Information 1

Indicates that no details have to be added to the PrimaryStatus property, for example when the PrimaryStatus is set to OK.

Stressed 2

Indicates that the element functions, but requires attention. Overload and overheated are examples of Stressed states.

Predictive Failure 3

Indicates that an element functions nominally, but predicts a failure in the near future.

Non-Recoverable Error 4

Indicates that this element is in an error condition that requires human intervention.

Supporting Entity in Error 5

Indicates that an element on which this element depends is in error. This element might be OK but cannot function because of the state of a dependent element. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems.

DMTF Reserved 6–0x7FFF

Reserved.

Vendor Reserved 0x8000 ≤ value

Reserved.

 

This property is inherited from the CIM_ManagedSystemElement class.

ElapsedTime

Data type: datetime

Access type: Read-only

The duration for which the job has run.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

ElementName

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

A user-friendly name for the object. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to its key properties, identity data, and description information.

This property is inherited from the CIM_ManagedElement class.

ErrorCode

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Job.ErrorDescription")

A vendor-specific error code that captures processing information for recurring jobs. The value must be set to zero if the job completed without error.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

ErrorDescription

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Job.ErrorCode")

A free-form string that contains a description of the corresponding error code in the ErrorCode property.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

HealthState

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

The current health of the element. This attribute expresses the health of this element, but not necessarily the health of its subcomponents.

Values Meaning
Unknown 0

The implementation cannot report on HealthState at this time.

OK 5

The element is fully functional and operates within normal operational parameters and without error.

Degraded/Warning 10

The element is in working order, and all functionality is provided. However, the element does not function to the best of its abilities. For example, the element might not operate at optimal performance, or it might report recoverable errors.

Minor failure 15

All functionality is available, but some functionality might be degraded.

Major failure 20

The element is failing. It is possible that some or all of the functionality of this component is degraded or does not work.

Critical failure 25

The element is nonfunctional, and recovery might not be possible.

Nonrecoverable error 30

The element has completely failed, and recovery is not possible. All functionality that this element provides has been lost.

DMTF Reserved 31 ≤ value

Reserved.

 

This property is inherited from the CIM_ManagedSystemElement class.

InstallDate

Data type: datetime

Access type: Read-only

Indicates when the object was installed. The lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.

This property is inherited from the CIM_ManagedSystemElement class.

InstanceID

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: Key, Override ("InstanceID")

Uniquely and opaquely identifies an instance of this class within the scope of the containing namespace.

Important  

In order to ensure uniqueness within the namespace, the value of the InstanceID property should beconstructed in the following pattern: OrgID:LocalID

OrgID must include a copyrighted, trademarked or otherwise unique name that is owned by the business entity that defines the InstanceID, or be a registered ID that is assigned by a recognized global authority. This pattern is similar to the structure of schema class names. In addition, to ensure uniqueness, the first colon in InstanceID must be between the OrgID and LocalID. Therefore the OrgID must not contain a colon (':').

LocalID is chosen by the business entity and should not be re-used to identify different underlying real-world elements.

If the above pattern is not used, the defining entity must assure that the resultant InstanceID value is not re-used across any InstanceID properties that are produced by this provider or other providers for this namespace.

For Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) defined instances, the pattern must be used with the OrgID set to CIM.

JobRunTimes

Data type: uint32

Access type: Read/write

The number of times to run the job.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

The possible values are:

Value Meaning
0

Repeat the job until the time specified by the UntilTime property or until it is manually shut down.

1

Run the job once. This is the default value.

2–...

Run the job for the specified number of times.

 

JobState

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

The operational state of the job, and the transition between those state.

The possible values are:

Value Meaning
New 2

Indicates that the job has never been started.

Starting 3

Indicates that the job is moving from the 'New', 'Suspended', or 'Service' states into the 'Running' state.

Running 4

Indicates that the Job is running.

Suspended 5

Indicates that the Job is stopped, but can be restarted in a seamless manner.

Shutting Down 6

Indicates that the job is moving to a 'Completed', 'Terminated', or 'Killed' state.

Completed 7

Indicates that the job has completed normally.

Terminated 8

Indicates that the job has been stopped by a 'Terminate' state change request. The job and all its underlying processes are ended and can be restarted (this is job-specific) only as a new job.

Killed 9

Indicates that the job has been stopped by a 'Kill' state change request. Underlying processes might have been left running, and cleanup might be required to free up resources.

Exception 10

Indicates that the Job is in an abnormal state that might be indicative of an error condition. Actual status might be displayed though job-specific objects.

Service 11

Indicates that the Job is in a vendor-specific state that supports problem discovery, or resolution, or both.

Query pending 12

waiting for a client to resolve a query

DMTF Reserved 13–32767

Reserved.

Vendor Reserved 32768–65535

Reserved.

 

JobStatus

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_ManagedSystemElement.OperationalStatus")

A free-form string that represents the status of the job.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

LocalOrUtcTime

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read/write

Indicates whether the times in the RunStartInterval and UntilTime properties represent local times or UTC times.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

The possible values are:

Value Meaning
1

Local time.

2

UTC time.

 

Name

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: Override ("Name") , MaxLen (1024)

The user-friendly name of the instance.

Note  The name does not have to be unique within the namespace.

Notify

Data type: string

Access type: Read/write

The user to notify when a job completes or fails.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

OperatingStatus

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_EnabledLogicalElement.EnabledState")

The current operational condition of the element. This property can be used to provide more detail about the value of the EnabledState property. A NULL value indicates that the instrumentation does not support this property.

Values Meaning
Unknown 0

Indicates that the instrumentation cannot report on the OperatingStatus property at this time.

Not Available 1

Indicates that the instrumentation is capable of reporting this property, but intentionally does not report it for this element.

Servicing 2

Indicates that the element is in process to be configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered.

Starting 3

Indicates that the element is being initialized.

Stopping 4

Indicates that the element is being brought to an orderly stop.

Stopped 5

Indicates that the element is intentionally stopped.

Aborted 6

Indicates that the element stopped in an unexpected way.

Dormant 7

Indicates that the element is inactive or quiesced.

Completed 8

Indicates that the element completed its operation. We recommend using a PrimaryStatus property value of OK, Error, or Degraded to indicate success or failure of the operation.

Migrating 9

Indicates that the element is being moved between host elements.

Emigrating 10

Indicates that the element is being moved away from the host element.

Immigrating 11

Indicates that the element is being moved to a new host element.

Snapshotting 12

Indicates that a snapshot copy of the element is being created.

Shutting Down 13

Indicates that the element is being brought to an abrupt stop.

In Test 14

Indicates that the element is performing test functions.

Transitioning 15

Indicates that the element is between states and is not fully available in either state. Use another value that indicates a more specific transition if one is available.

In Service 16

Indicates that the element is in service and operational.

DMTF Reserved 17–0x7FFF

Reserved.

Vendor Reserved 0x8000 ≤ value

Reserved.

 

This property is inherited from the CIM_ManagedSystemElement class.

OperationalStatus

Data type: uint16 array

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_ManagedSystemElement.StatusDescriptions")

An array that contains indicators of the current status of the element. The first value of the OperationalStatus property should contain the primary status for the element.

Note  The OperationalStatus property replaces the deprecated Status property. Due to the widespread use of the existing Status property in management applications, we strongly recommend that providers or instrumentation provide both the Status and OperationalStatus properties. When instrumented, Status, because it is a single-valued property, should also provide the primary status of the element.

Values Meaning
Unknown 0

Indicates that the implementation cannot report on the OperationalStatus property at this time.

Other 1

Indicates an undefined state.

OK 2

Indicates full functionality without errors.

Degraded 3

Indicates that the element is in working order and that all functionality is provided. However, the element does not function to the best of its abilities. For example, the element might not operate at optimal performance, or it might report recoverable errors.

Stressed 4

Indicates that the element functions, but requires attention. Overload and overheated are examples of Stressed states.

Predictive Failure 5

Indicates that an element functions nominally, but predicts a failure in the near future.

Error 6

Indicates that an error has occurred.

Non-Recoverable Error 7

Indicates that a nonrecoverable error has occurred.

Starting 8

Indicates that the job is starting.

Stopping 9

Indicates that the job is stopping.

Stopped 10

Indicates that the element has been intentionally stopped.

In Service 11

Indicates that the element is in process to be configured, maintained, cleaned, or otherwise administered.

No Contact 12

Indicates that the monitoring system has information about this element, but has never been able to establish communications with it.

Lost Communication 13

Indicates that the monitoring system has successfully contacted this element in the past, but it is currently unavailable.

Aborted 14

Indicates that the job stopped in an unexpected way. The state and configuration of the job might require an update.

Dormant 15

Indicates that the job is inactive.

Supporting Entity in Error 16

Indicates that an element on which this job depends is in error. This element might be OK but cannot function because of the state of a dependent element. An example is a network service or endpoint that cannot function due to lower-layer networking problems.

Completed 17

Indicates that the job has completed its operation. This value should be combined with either OK, Error, or Degraded to indicate to a client whether the complete operation Completed with OK and passed, or completed with Error and failed, or completed with Degraded and finished the operation, but did not complete OK or did not report an error.

Power Mode 18

Indicates that the element has additional power model information that is contained in the associated power management service.

DMTF Reserved 19–0x7FFF

Reserved.

Vendor Reserved 0x8000 ≤ value

Reserved.

 

This property is inherited from the CIM_ManagedSystemElement class.

OtherRecoveryAction

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Job.RecoveryAction")

A string that describes the recovery action when the RecoveryAction property is "1" (Other).

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

Owner

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_OwningJobElement")

The user that submitted the Job, or the service or method name that requested the job.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

PercentComplete

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: MinValue ("0") , MaxValue ("101") , Units ("Percent")

The percentage of the job that is complete.

Note  The value "101" is undefined and will be not be allowed in the next major revision of the specification.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

PrimaryStatus

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_ManagedSystemElement.DetailedStatus", "CIM_ManagedSystemElement.HealthState")

A high-level status value.

The possible values are.

Unknown (0)

OK (1)

Degraded (2)

Error (3)

DMTF Reserved (4–0x7FFF)

Vendor Reserved (0x8000 ≤ value )

This property is inherited from the CIM_ManagedSystemElement class.

Priority

Data type: uint32

Access type: Read/write

The importance of the job. The lower the number, the higher the priority.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

RecoveryAction

Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Job.OtherRecoveryAction")

The recovery action to take when a run job fails.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

TBD

Value Meaning
0

Unknown.

1

Take the action specified in the OtherRecoveryAction property.

2

Stop the job and update its status.

3

Run the next job in the queue.

4

Re-run job.

5

Run the recovery job.

 

RunDay

Data type: sint8

Access type: Read/write

Qualifiers: MinValue ("-31") , MaxValue ("31") , ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Job.RunMonth", "CIM_Job.RunDayOfWeek", "CIM_Job.RunStartInterval")

An integer that is used on conjunction with the RunDayOfWeek property to indicate the day when the job is processed; or, if RunDayOfWeek is set to zero, RunDay indicates the day of the month when the job is processed. If RunDay is a negative integer, it specifies a day relative to the end of the month, or if RunDay is a positive integer, it specifies a day relative to the beginning of the month.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

RunDayOfWeek

Data type: sint8

Access type: Read/write

Qualifiers: MinValue ("-31") , MaxValue ("31") , ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Job.RunMonth", "CIM_Job.RunDay", "CIM_Job.RunStartInterval")

An integer that is used on conjunction with the RunDay property to indicate the day when the job is processed; or, if RunDayOfWeek is set to zero, RunDay indicates the day of the month when the job is processed.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

The possible values are:

Value Meaning
-7

The job is processed on the last Saturday on or before the day specified by RunDay.

-6

The job is processed on the last Friday on or before the day specified by RunDay.

-5

The job is processed on the last Thursday on or before the day specified by RunDay.

-4

The job is processed on the last Wednesday on or before the day specified by RunDay.

-3

The job is processed on the last Tuesday on or before the day specified by RunDay.

-2

The job is processed on the last Monday on or before the day specified by RunDay.

-1

The job is processed on the last Sunday on or before the day specified by RunDay.

0

RunDay indicates the day of the month when the job is processed.

1

The job is processed on the first Sunday on or after the day specified by RunDay.

2

The job is processed on the first Monday on or after the day specified by RunDay.

3

The job is processed on the first Tuesday on or after the day specified by RunDay.

4

The job is processed on the first Wednesday on or after the day specified by RunDay.

5

The job is processed on the first Thursday on or after the day specified by RunDay.

6

The job is processed on the first Friday on or after the day specified by RunDay.

7

The job is processed on the first Saturday on or after the day specified by RunDay.

 

RunMonth

Data type: uint8

Access type: Read/write

Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Job.RunDay", "CIM_Job.RunDayOfWeek", "CIM_Job.RunStartInterval")

The month when the job is processed.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

The possible values are:

Value Meaning
0

January

1

February

2

March

3

April

4

May

5

June

6

July

7

August

8

September

9

October

10

November

11

December

 

RunStartInterval

Data type: datetime

Access type: Read/write

Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Job.RunMonth", "CIM_Job.RunDay", "CIM_Job.RunDayOfWeek", "CIM_Job.RunStartInterval")

The time interval after midnight when the job is be processed. For example, "00000000020000.000000:000" indicates that the job is be run on or after two o'clock local time, or UTC time (UTC is specified with the LocalOrUtcTime property).

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

ScheduledStartTime

Data type: datetime

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: Deprecated ("CIM_Job.RunMonth", "CIM_Job.RunDay", "CIM_Job.RunDayOfWeek", "CIM_Job.RunStartInterval")

Note  This property is deprecated. Instead we recommend that you use the RunMonth, RunDay, RunDayOfWeek, and RunStartInterval properties.

The time when the current job is scheduled to start. This time can be represented by a date and time, or an interval relative to the time when the property is requested. A value of all zeroes indicates that the job is already executing.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

StartTime

Data type: datetime

Access type: Read-only

The time when the job started. This time can be represented by a date and time, or by an interval relative to the time when the property is requested.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

Status

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: Deprecated ("CIM_ManagedSystemElement.OperationalStatus") , MaxLen (10)

The primary status of the object.

Note  This property is deprecated. It is replaced by the OperationalStatus property. If you choose to use the Status property for backward compatibility, it should be secondary to the OperationalStatus property.

The possible values are.

OK

Error

Degraded

Unknown

Pred Fail

Starting

Stopping

Service

Stressed

NonRecover

No Contact

Lost Comm

Stopped

This property is inherited from the CIM_ManagedSystemElement class.

StatusDescriptions

Data type: string array

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_ManagedSystemElement.OperationalStatus")

An array that contains descriptions of the corresponding values in the OperationalStatus array. For example, if an element in the OperationalStatus property contains the value Stopping, then the element at the same array index in this property might contain an explanation as to why an object is being stopped.

This property is inherited from the CIM_ManagedSystemElement class.

TimeBeforeRemoval

Data type: datetime

Access type: Read/write

Indicates how long a completed job is retained. The default value is "00000000000500.000000:000" (five minutes).

TimeOfLastStateChange

Data type: datetime

Access type: Read-only

The date or time when the state of the job last changed.

Note  If the state of the Job has not changed and this property is populated, then it must be set to a zero interval value.

TimeSubmitted

Data type: datetime

Access type: Read-only

The time when the job was submitted. A value of all zeroes indicates that the parent element is not capable of reporting a date and time.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

UntilTime

Data type: datetime

Access type: Read/write

Qualifiers: ModelCorrespondence ("CIM_Job.LocalOrUtcTime")

The time after which the job becomes invalid or should be stopped. The time can be represented by a date and time, or by an interval relative to the time when this property is requested. A value of all nines indicates that the job can run indefinitely.

This property is inherited from the CIM_Job class.

Requirements

Namespace

Root\CIMV2

See also

CIM_Job