Submit point

Submit point is a producer that serves to submit jobs into a flow through SwitchClient by a user with the appropriate access rights. See Submitting jobs .

The backing folder for a submit point is always auto-managed.

Keywords

Keywords can be used with the search function above the Elements pane.

The keywords for the Submit point element are:


Properties

Property

Description

Name

The name of the flow element displayed in the canvas. By default it is displayed as "Submit point"

Display name

The name to be displayed in SwitchClient. If set to Default, the default name is displayed

Thumbnail

The image to be used as thumbnail for this Submit point in SwitchClient. Allowed image types are PNG, BMP and JPEG

Attach hierarchy info

If set to "Yes", part of a job's submit information (as configured with the next two properties) is added to its hierarchy location path as it is injected in the flow; see Using hierarchy info for more details

Include Submit point name

If set to "Yes", the name of this flow element is included at the top of the remembered location path

Include user name

If set to "Yes", the name of the user submitting the job is included in the remembered location path

Attach user as email info

If set to "Yes", the submitting user's email address is added to each job's email info as the job is injected in the flow; see Using Email info for more details

Attach extra email info

Email addresses and body text specified with the editor for this property are added to each job's email info as the job is injected in the flow; the information added can vary depending on the user submitting the job; see Using Email info for more details

Enter metadata

If set to "Yes", the SwitchClient user is asked to complete metadata fields before submitting a job; see Picking up metadata and Defining metadata fields for more information

Metadata fields

Definitions for the metadata fields to be entered; see Defining metadata fields for more information

Dataset name

A name for the set of metadata entered here; see Picking up metadata for more information

Picking up client fields as metadata

The Submit point tool picks up metadata fields entered by the SwitchClient user when submitting a job. Specifically, when a user submits a job and the list of field definitions in the Submit point's "Metadata fields" property is nonempty, the Submit point:


Refer to Client fields schema for details on the format of the generated metadata.