Jobs

The Jobs page in the Manage category lets you manage jobs. The

  Element Description

1

Job-related operations on global toolbar

Job menu and Save button. Use the job menu to create new jobs, save jobs, load recent jobs, and also upload or download jobs between the PC and the sensor.

You can rename the currently loaded job from the job name field, simply by changing it and pressing enter or clicking outside the field.

When a job has unsaved changes, it is displayed in italics with an asterisk. Click the Save button in the global toolbar to save it. A star icon indicates the job that has been set as the default.

2 Job-related operations These controls let you load or reload jobs, create new jobs, and upload or download jobs between the PC and the sensor. For explanations of the job related operations, see Job-related operations.
3 Job list

The list of available jobs. You can rename a job by double-clicking it in the list.

When you move the mouse pointer over a job in the list, additional tools are displayed that let you rename the job, duplicate it, or delete it.

When a job has unsaved changes, it is displayed in italics with an asterisk. Click the Save button in the global toolbar to save it.

4 Default job indicator Clicking the default job indicator () sets the job as the default, which will load when the sensor starts.
5 Loaded job indicator The loaded job indicator () shows which job is currently loaded.

The following table describes the job-related operations.

Job-related operations
Operation Description

Loads or reloads the job that is currently selected in the job list.

Creates a new job called "untitled {n}" and loads it.
Saves the current job. (Disabled if the job contains no changes.)

 

Uploads or downloads a job between GoPxL and the client computer. Job files have a .gpjob extension.
Lets you edit the name of the job under the mouse pointer. You can also double-click on the job's name to stat editing it.
Duplicates the job under the mouse pointer.
Deletes the job under the mouse pointer.

Characters Allowed in Job Names

When setting a job's name, you can use alphanumeric characters (numbers and letters), including accented characters in languages other than English and characters in languages such as Chinese and Japanese. Some special characters are also allowed.

The following special characters are also supported:

Allowed Special Characters
space & (ampersand)
- (hyphen) ( ) { } [ ] (parentheses, brackets, and braces)
_ (underscore) + (plus)
. (period) , (comma)
' (single quote) ; (semi-colon)
@ (at) = (equals)
# (pound)  

The following special characters are not supported:

Disallowed Special Characters
< (less than) | (vertical bar or pipe)
> (greater than) ? (question mark)
: (colon) * (asterisk)
" (double quote) % (percent)
/ (forward slash) ~ (tilde)
\ (backslash) $ (dollar)