Background Jobs

Long-running work — layer imports, exports, and reports — runs as background jobs on the server. You can keep using the application (or even close your browser) while a job processes, and come back later to check its progress or download the result.

Opening the Jobs Dialog

• Import jobs — click the arrow next to the Import button () in the top toolbar and choose Import Jobs
• Export jobs — click the arrow next to the Export button () and choose Export Jobs
• Report jobs — click the Report Jobs button in the Reports dialog

The Job List

Each job in the list shows:

Column	Description
ID	The job's unique number
Title	The name you gave the output (e.g. the exported file name)
Layer	The source or target layer
Format	The file format
Type	Vector or Raster
Records	Number of records processed
Status	Current state of the job (see below)
Progress	Percentage complete while running
Created / Completed	When the job started and finished
Downloads	How many times the result has been downloaded
Actions	Download, view details, cancel, or delete

The list is paginated — use the paginator at the bottom to browse older jobs, and the Refresh button to update statuses. You can narrow the list with the From date / To date filters. Administrators also see an All tab with every user's jobs alongside the Yours tab.

Job Statuses

Status	Meaning
Pending	The job is queued and waiting to start
Running	The job is being processed — the progress column updates
Completed	The job finished successfully — the result can be downloaded
Failed	The job stopped with an error — open View Details to see why
Cancelled	The job was cancelled before it finished

Actions

• Download () — save a completed job's result to your device
• View Details — see the job's full information, including parameters, download statistics, and any error message
• Cancel — stop a job that is still pending or running
• Delete — remove a job (and its result file) from your list
• Delete all — clear all of your jobs in the current tab (this cannot be undone)

Email Notifications

For imports and exports you receive an email when the job starts and another when it completes, so you don't need to keep the dialog open.

Troubleshooting

A job fails immediately

Common causes include an unsupported file format, an invalid ZIP structure, missing required files, or encoding problems. Open View Details on the failed job to see the specific error.

A job takes a long time

Large datasets and complex geometries increase processing time. The job continues on the server even if you close your browser — check again later or wait for the completion email.

The download does not start

Click Refresh to update the job list and confirm that the job status is Completed, then try the download again.