---
alias: user-guide-automation-task-fa-createjob
tags:
- automation tasks
description: "This documentation details creating Factory Automation jobs with configurable inputs and outputs"
---

# Create Job

The task `Create Job` is a Task that allows the creation of Factory Automation jobs.

![createjob_parameters][createjob_parameters]

## Inputs

| Name                      | Data Type              | Values | Description                                                        |
|---------------------------|------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| job                       | `AutomationJob`        |        | job to create                                                      |
| jobAutomationController   | `AutomationController` |        | automation controller to execute                                   |
| jobAutomationControllerId | `string`               |        | id of the automation controller to execute                         |
| jobName                   | `string`               |        | name of the job to create                                          |
| jobType                   | `string`               |        | type of the job to create                                          |
| jobData                   | `Object`               |        | input data for the job to create                                   |
| wait                      | `boolean`              |        | whether the task should wait for the job to end (child job) or not |
| Activate                  | `Any`                  |        | Activates the task execution                                       |

## Outputs

| Name     | Data Type | Values | Description                                                  |
| -------- | --------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| jobId  | `string`  |        | id of the created job   |
| jobResults | `Object` |           | Results of the job   |
| Success  | `Boolean` |        | If there was no problem emits a true                         |
| Error    | `Error`   |        | Error that occurred during the processing of this task       |

## Settings

On the `General` Tab, you have the usual settings and the following options settings:

| Name          | Data Type | Values   | Default  | Description                                                  |
| ------------- | --------- | -------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Job Name      |  `string` |          |          |  name of the job to create |
| Job Type      |  `string` |          |          |  type of job to create. Possible values retrieved from the *AutomationJobType* Lookup Table. |
| Automation Controller      |  `Automation Controller` |          |          | Controller to handle the operation |
| Wait for Job to Complete     |  `boolean` |          |          |  Whether the task should wait for the job to finish |
| Auto generate Inputs and Outputs  |  `boolean` |          |          |  Whether the task settings should auto generate inputs and outputs |

![createjob_settings_step_one][createjob_settings_step_one]

Additional inputs can be defined in the `Inputs` tab:

![createjob_settings_step_two][createjob_settings_step_two]

## Behavior

The Task can block waiting for the job to execute (child job) by setting wait to true. Dynamic inputs are used to provide additional data to the job.

## Remarks

None.

[createjob_parameters]: ./images/createjob_parameters.png
[createjob_settings_step_one]: ./images/createjob_settings_step_one.png
[createjob_settings_step_two]: ./images/createjob_settings_step_two.png