Apple Compressor 3 Batch Monitor - Manual (Page 8)

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Viewing or Changing Batch Status for Distributed Processing
To view or change batch status:
1 Open the Batch Monitor in one of the following ways:
 Administrators who want to see or modify the status of batches: Choose Cluster > Show
Batch Monitor when Apple Qadministrator is open.
 Users who want to see the status of batches and modify the status of their own
batches:
Use the Batch Monitor window that opens when you do any of the
following:
 Double-click the Batch Monitor icon in the Utilities folder.
 Click the Batch Monitor button in either the Compressor window or the
Apple Qmaster window.
 Submit a batch from Apple Qmaster or Compressor (and preferences have been
set to open Batch Monitor automatically).
2 Choose the cluster whose activity you want to view from the Cluster list.
3 View the batch processing details and take any necessary action:
Note: Client users cannot modify other users’ batches: When they select a batch or job
submitted by another user, the Cancel and Pause/Resume buttons are not available.
For more details, see “ Setting Batch Monitor Preferences ,” next, and “ Viewing or
Changing the Status of a Submitted Batch ” on page 5.
Setting Batch Monitor Preferences
You can use the Batch Monitor Preferences window to configure several aspects of
Batch Monitor. Most of the information displayed in the Batch Monitor can be shown
or hidden using settings in Batch Monitor Preferences.
To set the Batch Monitor Preferences, do one of the following:
m Choose Batch Monitor > Preferences.
m Press Command-, (comma).
Batch Monitor Preferences opens.