Parameter description can be shown as XML if Wizard is used from Parameter form

Current Situation

• When a JITL job is configured for a job that already has a shell script then descriptions of parameters for the JITL job will incorrectly shown as XML instead of text (see screenshot).

Desired Situation

• Parameter descriptions should be shown in clear text instead of XML

How to set this up

• Create a job (Jobs Tab, New Order Job)
• Add a simple shell script
• GoTo 'Parameter' form
• Start wizard
  • Select a Job from 'Import Jobs' window e.g. JADE Job
  • Set Parameter(s) using 'Job Parameter' window
  • Complete wizard using 'Finish'
• Select Parameter in Job 'Parameter' form. XML code will now be shown in 'Parameter description' window.

For example, for the 'Operation' parameter of the JADE Job, instead of:

• "send - transfer files by ....."
  the following is shown:
• <?xml version="1.0" encoding .... [see attached screen shot]

Configuration for two jobs is shown below. The 'new-order-job' job was created using the 'New Order' function and then the operation parameter was added using the 'Parameter' form wizard, the 'wizard-job' was created with the wizard from the start. Jobs have different <script language> settings.

<spooler>
  <config>
    <jobs>
      <job order="yes" stop_on_error="no" name="new-order-job">
        <params>
          <param name="operation" value="copy" />
        </params>
        <script language="shell" />
        <run_time />
      </job>
      <job name="wizard-job" title="API Job for JobScheduler Advanced Data Exchange" order="yes" stop_on_error="no">
        <description>
          <include file="jobs/jadeJob.xml" />
        </description>
        <params>
          <param name="operation" value="copy" />
        </params>
        <script language="java" java_class="sos.scheduler.jade.JadeJob" />
        <run_time />
      </job>
    </jobs>
  </config>
</spooler> 

Analysis

Situation is caused by incorrect use of JOE.

With reference to the example configuration shown above:

• The 'new-order-job' in the configuration was configured as a shell job and retains the script parameter for a shell script (<script language="shell" />) even though JOE has allowed the the later assignment of a JITL job.
  It is in this situation that the parameter descriptions generated with the JITL Job Wizard are shown incorrectly.

• The correctly generated 'wizard-job' was generated from the start with the JITL job wizard. This job has the java class required for the job assigned (<script language="java" java_class="sos.scheduler.jade.JadeJob" />). Parameters are shown correctly in the Parameter description pane for this job.

The error in JOE is that it allows the apparent allocation of a JITL job once a job has been generated as a shell job.