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alias: user-guide-start-resource-job
description: "Initiates a resource job execution, triggering subsequent actions for management and completion"
---

# Start Resource Job

:lock: ResourceJob.**Start**

## Overview

This operation is used to Start a given **Resource Job**.

## Setup

No specific setup is required other than to meet the precondition of the transaction.  

## Preconditions

* The **Resource Job** exists in the system and is Active.
* The **Resource Job** System State is Queued.
* The **Owner Entity Type** and **Owner Entity Id** provided must match if previously defined in the **Resource Job**.

## Sequence of Steps

1. Choose a Queued **Resource Job**, then select the **Start** button on the top ribbon.
2. Optionally, enter a comment for the operation.
3. Select **Start**.

![Screenshot showing a queued job with ID "JOB-001" in the Start Resource Job interface.](images/start_resource_job.png)

!!! info
    Once a **Resource Job** is started, its System State will change to Executing. At this stage, you will have three available actions: [[user-guide-requeue-resource-job|Requeue]], [[user-guide-complete-resource-job|Complete]], or [[user-guide-abort-resource-job|Abort]] the **Resource Job**. For more information, refer to the linked pages.