AutoSys sendevent Command — Complete Reference

# Basic syntax
sendevent -E EVENT_TYPE -J job_name

# For a specific AutoSys instance
sendevent -E EVENT_TYPE -J job_name -S INSTANCE_NAME

# ── The most common sendevent operations ──────────────────────────

# Force start a job (run immediately regardless of conditions)
sendevent -E FORCE_STARTJOB -J daily_report

# Start a job normally (only if conditions are met)
sendevent -E STARTJOB -J daily_report

# Kill a running job
sendevent -E KILLJOB -J daily_report

# Put a job on hold (won't run until released)
sendevent -E JOB_ON_HOLD -J daily_report

# Release a job from hold
sendevent -E JOB_OFF_HOLD -J daily_report

# Put a job on ice (stronger suspension)
sendevent -E JOB_ON_ICE -J daily_report

# Release from ice
sendevent -E JOB_OFF_ICE -J daily_report

# Delete a job via event
sendevent -E DELETEJOB -J old_legacy_job

# Manually change a job's status
sendevent -E CHANGE_STATUS -J job_name -s SUCCESS

# Set a global variable
sendevent -E SET_GLOBAL -G "TRADE_COUNT=5432"

# Stop the Event Processor gracefully
sendevent -E STOP_DEMON

# Manually mark a job as SUCCESS (to unblock downstream dependencies)
sendevent -E CHANGE_STATUS -J extract_job -s SUCCESS

# Manually mark a job as FAILURE (to block downstream from starting)
sendevent -E CHANGE_STATUS -J questionable_job -s FAILURE

# After CHANGE_STATUS to SUCCESS, downstream jobs that were waiting
# will now evaluate their conditions and may start automatically

#!/bin/bash
# Auto-restart all FAILURE jobs matching a pattern

PATTERN="PRD_TRADING_%"

echo "Checking for failed jobs matching: $PATTERN"
FAILED_JOBS=$(autorep -J $PATTERN -s FA | awk 'NR>2 {print $1}' | grep -v '^$')

if [ -z "$FAILED_JOBS" ]; then
    echo "No failed jobs found"
    exit 0
fi

for JOB in $FAILED_JOBS; do
    echo "Restarting: $JOB"
    sendevent -E RESTART -J "$JOB"
    sleep 2   # brief pause between events to avoid overwhelming Event Processor
done

echo "Restart events sent for: $(echo $FAILED_JOBS | wc -w) jobs"

# Pattern 2: Set a global, then trigger downstream job
RECORD_COUNT=$(wc -l < /data/processed.csv)
sendevent -E SET_GLOBAL -G "TRADING_COUNT=${RECORD_COUNT}"
sendevent -E STARTJOB -J PRD_TRADING_VALIDATE_COUNT