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Workflows
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Workflows play a pivotal role in data preparation, modeling, and training. Managing intricate workflows requires the orchestration of sequences in which SQL and Python script dependencies trigger one another. The **Jobs** workflow management tool caters to this need, enabling both manual and scheduled automatic runs of workflows.

Before You Begin
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It is essential that you create a BLUE client and associate it with an :ref:`access token<access_tokens>`.

.. topic:: ``clusteradmin``

   Only a ``clusteradmin`` can create access tokens.

What are Jobs
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A Job is an automated set of SQL and Python scripts that form a workflow. Think of a Job as your main strategy and the scripts as the individual steps needed to carry it out. Each script is represented by a single **Task**.

Job Permissions
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A Job can have one owner. When granting ownership of a Job to another user, the current Job owner forfeits owner permissions and receives the permissions of a user with whom the Job is shared.

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   * - Permission
     - Job Owner
     - User Job is Shared With
     - User Job is not Shared With
   * - Edit
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   * - Delete
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   * - Duplicate
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   * - Share
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   * - Change Ownership
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   * - Export
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   * - View Private Job
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   * - View Public Job
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   * - Make Job Private / Public
     - |:white_check_mark:|
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.. toctree::
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   performing_basic_blue_operations/creating_a_job
   performing_basic_blue_operations/drafting_jobs
   performing_basic_blue_operations/managing_existing_jobs
   performing_basic_blue_operations/monitoring_jobs