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The Apple Qmaster Interface
The Apple Qmaster application described in this document is one part of the larger
distributed processing system described in The Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing
System. The Apple Qmaster application is the client software you use to submit jobs and
batches to the system. Both this application and the larger system are known by the same
name (Apple Qmaster).
Pop-up menus
Batch table
Batch name
Toolbar buttons
Submit To field
The Apple Qmaster window contains a toolbar; a Batch Name field; a Submit To field; the
Batch table; buttons to add, remove, and submit jobs (dimmed until at least one job is
in the Batch table); and pop-up menus to choose job types and batch priority.
Toolbar Buttons
The Apple Qmaster toolbar contains the following buttons.
• History: Opens the History drawer, where you can view a full log of all batches submitted
from your computer, check the current status of all processing batches, and resubmit
any batches listed in the log.
• Set Environment: Opens a dialog where you can add environment variables and preflight
scripts.
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