Update job state or retention settings.
Update job state or retention settings.
This skill ONLY handles: Updating job state (kill/restart) or retention settings.
For full job details → use get-job
novadb_cms_update_job — Update the job{
"jobId": "abc-123",
"state": 4,
"retainUntil": "2025-12-31T23:59:59Z",
"username": "jdoe"
}
jobId — Job ID (string, required)state — New state (optional, see valid transitions below)retainUntil — ISO date-time until which to retain the job (optional)username — Acting username for audit (optional)Only two state values can be set via update:
| Value | State | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | KillRequested | Request to stop a running job |
| 5 | RestartRequested | Request to restart a job |
Other states (0=New, 1=Running, 2=Succeeded, 3=Error) are managed by the system and cannot be set directly.
Returns the updated job object.
Only 4 (KillRequest) and 5 (RestartRequest) can be set manually. Other states are managed by the system.
Returns confirmation of the update.