Creating jobs

The octoplant system offers the possibility to schedule jobs that check whether the project on the device corresponds to the last checked-in version of the project.

1. Start the AdminClient and open the Jobs module.
2. In the Project tree, select the TIA Portal component.
3. In the menu tab, click on Create or drag and drop the components into the Jobs section.
4. In the Job configuration section, check whether the upload type TIA Portal is being displayed.
5. Make sure the desired settings are in place for the following sections: General, Notification, Upload and compare, and Create a version automatically after job run. The Notification and Create a version automatically after job run sections are only displayed if the necessary settings have been implemented.
6. If you are working with agents, meaning your octoplant server and the TIA Portal software are not installed on the same computer, these will need to be configured based on the communication parameters that you have selected. (The agents must already be installed).
7. Under TIA Portal settings, select the Upload variant.
8. The variants are described in this section: