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# GetJobStatus

Returns the status of a ManageResources update action. You can use this action to check whether a job is complete, for example to make sure that a new answer is available.

You must specify the list of job tokens to return the status for, and the name of the system, by setting JobTokens and SystemName.

## Example

    action=GetJobStatus&SystemName=MyAnswerBank&JobTokens=41,42,43

This action returns the status of the jobs with job IDs 41, 42, and 43.

## Required Parameters

The following action parameters are required.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
JobTokens | The list of job tokens for which to return the status.
SystemName | The name of the system to return status information for.

## Optional Parameters

This action accepts the following standard ACI action parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
ActionID | A string to use to identify an ACI action.
FileName | The file to write output to.
ForceTemplateRefresh | Forces the server to load the template from disk.
Output | Writes output to a file.
ResponseFormat | The format of the action output.
Template | The template to use for the action output.
TemplateParamCSVs | A list of variables to use for the specified template.

## Response

You can retrieve the full response XSD by sending the GetResources action with Type set to `XSD`.

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Answer Server 26.3

Topic Title: GetJobStatus