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How To Close Or Reopen A Job

Learn why closing jobs in iCat is essential for speed, clarity, and system performance — and how easy it is to close completed jobs in bulk from the Manage Jobs view.

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How to Close a Single Job or Jobs in Bulk


How to Reopen a Closed Job

Overview

Closing jobs in iCat isn’t just housekeeping — it’s one of the most important actions you can take to keep your system running fast, clean, and error-free.

When old jobs remain open, they create digital clutter.
The more open jobs you keep, the heavier and slower everything becomes:

  • Contents Administration

  • Every possible search and query

  • Mobile list views

  • All mobile production queries

  • Manager dashboards

  • Job searches

  • Reporting & statistics

And if you haven’t been using Delivery or Disposal functions regularly, that unprocessed data compounds the problem.

Just like you wouldn’t let old contents pile up in your warehouse, you shouldn’t let old jobs pile up in your software.


You Can Start Anytime (Even If You’ve Never Closed Jobs Before)

If you haven’t closed jobs historically, it’s totally fine — you can start now.

From the Manage Jobs view, iCat allows you to:

  • Select multiple completed jobs

  • Close them in bulk

In just a few minutes, you can clear years of old jobs and immediately feel the difference in speed and clarity.


How to Close Jobs

You can close jobs directly from the Manage Jobs list using the Close Jobs action menu.


How to Reopen a Job

If you ever need to reopen a job:

  1. Go to Manage Jobs

  2. Filter by Status = Closed

  3. Click on the job ID to open the Job Dashboard

  4. Go to Job Config

  5. Select Resume Job


Final Reminder

Keeping iCat clean is just as important as keeping your warehouse clean.

Regularly closing completed jobs ensures:

  • Faster performance

  • Cleaner views

  • More accurate reporting

  • Less confusion for your teams

  • A smoother experience across every part of the platform

A tidy iCat is a powerful iCat.

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