Update environmentkey setting

Deadline
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Hi

I would like to update environment key values of an existing job.
Either using the python api, given that I am using deadline 10,
or deadlinecommand.exe.

I tried using setjobsettings deadlinecommand.exe but the result was

Error: setting ‘EnvironmentDictionary’ was found, but could not be set

thanks

2

Hi

Can you share the whole command you used? and where are you setting this value, in the job info file?

3

Hello Ali,

The job is sent using the deadline python API with an infos file and a plugin file.
My users would like to know the current job id when their script is executed.
As it is seems not possible, I had the idea to send the job as suspended, set the id in the environment variables, activate the job.

The command to set a settings is :
deadlinecommand.exe --setjobsetting job_id settings value

Unfortunatly, setting or event getting the EnvironmentDictionary is not possible.

Hope this helps.

thanks

4

If anyone is searching, we managed to do it using the python api :

job_infos['initialstatus'] = "Suspended"
job_id = dm.send_job(
    job_infos, plugin_infos, auxiliary_files)

job = deadline.Jobs.GetJob(job_id)
job['Props']['Env']['JOB_ID'] = job_id
deadline.Jobs.SaveJob(job)
deadline.Jobs.ResumeJob(job_id)