API order object provides a method to start an order

Current Situation

• Permanent orders cannot be started by use of the API. They can be started by use of the XML command <modify_order at="now"/>

Workaround

• Use of the XML command <show_job_chain/> to retrieve the orders of a job chain.
• Use of the XML command <modify_order/> to change order attributes and e.g. to start an order via <modify_order at="now"/>

Desired Behavior

• The API provides methods to retrieve a permanent order (JS-878, JS-557) and to start it

  var order = job_chain.get_order("some_id");
  order.start("now");
  

Maintainer Notes

• Modifications to an order that is not handled by the current task are not persistent, i.e. they will be lost in case of a JobScheduler restart. Therefore we will not develop this feature for the JobScheduler API. Start of orders can be already effected by use of the XML API.