Houdini job names are not picking up @pdg_label in deadline

Houdini Version 20.5.487
Deadline Client Version: 10.1.23.6 Release
FranticX Client Version: 2.4.0.0 Release
Repository Version: 10.4.0.10
Integration Version: 10.4.0.10

Trying to render from a Deadline scheduler. It works but the job names are incorrect. In the deadline_sceduler>Job Spec>Job Description>Job Name attribute, the value is set to “@pdg_label”.

The expected behavior is that the name of the Tops work item name should be passed to deadline as the Job Name. This is not happening. Instead the job names for all my jobs are “@pdg_label”.

What would cause this?

I’d start by getting your versions all the same, looks like the client you’re running is much older than the repo.

Always worth checking the SideFX page as it’s them that develop the PDG submitter

does the name need to be in single rather than double quotes? or is that just for the post here?

That is just for the post. The string used in inside the post quotes. In the field is it unquoted. Not sure if that is correct usage. I have done it both ways and it produced the same result. No expansion of the variable name to its respective value.

I am not familiar enough to know which client you are referring to as out of date and which one is SideFX code…

The Deadline Client version is closest to the Repository version numbers. I am assuming this is the one that needs to be updated? Looks like FranticX is also referenced in Thinkbox documentation. Is that out of date?

*edit: Actually, the client numbers are coming from the about box in Deadline Monitor. May not actually have bearing on Houdini. But it is worth noting that there are numerous issues working in monitor that this may explain…

Ignore the frantic one, the big difference is 10.4 repo on 10.1 client.

I think the plugin if PDG is completely SideFX, and should be copied over with the submission. Be good to rule out the version mismatch first.

Are you using the Deadline ROP or the SideFX PDG Scheduler option?
https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/nodes/top/deadlinescheduler.html

Using the Deadline Scheduler.