Creating jobs

Creating jobs for ABB robots

1. Start the AdminClient and open the Jobs module.
2. Select a ABB IRC5 component in the project tree.
3. In the menu tab, click on Create or drag-and-drop the components into the Jobs section.
4. Verify in the section Job configuration, if the upload type ABB Robotics is being displayed.
5. Configure the settings for the following sections: General, Notification, Upload and compare, 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. For more information on configuring the general sections, please refer to Jobs in the tutorial AdminClient.
6. If no project data has been versioned in the Component, under Upload and Compare select the compare strategy Previous Backup <-> Backup.
7. Configure the section ABB Robotics settings:

1. Select a **Connection type**:
    - For jobs with the connection type **ABB Robotics PC SDK**, a new backup is created and stored on the octoplant server during job execution.
    - For jobs with the connection type **FTP**, the newest backup available on the robot is stored on the octoplant server.
1. In **Device**, enter the IP address or name of the robot for which you want the job to be executed.
1. In the **User** and **Password** fields, enter the credentials that octoplant uses to log on to the robot for job execution.
1. Implement the following settings if you have selected the connection type **ABB Robotics PC SDK**:
    1. Using the option **Retain backup**, enter if you want to keep backups on the robot.
    1. In the **Path**, enter the subdirectory in which you want the robot to save the backups.

1. Save the job and execute it.

Related Topics

• AdminClient -> Job configuration
• AdminClient -> INI files
• ABBrobots -> Integrating projects