# Job Import

# Description

Axibase Collector allows to store and import jobs in XML format. The file can contain multiple amounts of jobs.

Example:

<list>
  <com.axibase.collector.model.job.http.HttpJobConfig>
    <name>http-response-time</name>
    <cronExpression>R 0/5 * * * ?</cronExpression>
    <enabled>false</enabled>
    <jobType>HTTP</jobType>
    <defaultTags/>
    <checkLastTime>false</checkLastTime>
    <commitInterval>10</commitInterval>
    <errorThreshold>0</errorThreshold>
    <configurations>
      <com.axibase.collector.model.job.http.HttpConfiguration>
        <name>https://www.google.com/</name>
        <path>https://www.google.com/</path>
        <responseText>Google</responseText>
        <matchType>CONTAINS</matchType>
        <failureRetest>2</failureRetest>
        <failureRetestDelay>15</failureRetestDelay>
        <enableWebDriver>false</enableWebDriver>
        <collectSslMetrics>false</collectSslMetrics>
      </com.axibase.collector.model.job.http.HttpConfiguration>
    </configurations>
  </com.axibase.collector.model.job.http.HttpJobConfig>
</list>

# Import Job from file

There are two ways to import job from the XML file: through Import Page or by passing special arguments to collector start script.

# Import Page

1. Go to Jobs page through the main menu.

2. Click Import button to open Import Page.

   

3. Click Browse... button and select job file or just drag job file and drop it to the button.

4. Click Import button.

5. If Collector successfully processes the file, you see the message: 1 job(s) successfully imported, otherwise the Collector returns a message with a description of the error.

# Command Line Argument

Collector also allows importing jobs passed by job-path argument to start-script. The argument has following format: -job-path=${path_to_file}. ${path_to_file} placeholders represent an absolute or relative path to a local file and HTTP link as well.

$AXIBASE_COLLECTOR_HOME/bin/start-collector.sh -job-path=/tmp/jobs.xml

If the application will encounter problems during import you will see an explicit message in collector log.

# Using Environment variables in job file

Collector resolves environment variables specified in ${VARIABLE_NAME} format in job file during import. If a variable does not exist the application will not replace it.

For Example if there is JAVA_HOME that set to /usr/lib/java variable you can use it in job file:

<path>${JAVA_HOME}/README.html</path>

And collector will import it as

<path>/usr/lib/java/README.html</path>

You can view all available variables on Admin:Server Info page in the section JVM Environment Properties.

# New environment variables

You should restart Axibase Collector if you want to use newly added environment variables.

$AXIBASE_COLLECTOR_HOME/bin/stop-collector.sh
$AXIBASE_COLLECTOR_HOME/bin/start-collector.sh