To specify the NextGENe AutoRun settings
1. Do one of the following:
• On the NextGENe main menu, click Tools > NextGENe AutoRun.
• On the Start menu, select All Programs\SoftGenetics\NextGENe\NG_AutoRun.
The NextGENe AutoRun window opens.
2. On the NextGENe AutoRun toolbar, click the Settings icon 
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.The NextGENe AutoRun Settings dialog box opens.
3. Specify the Autorun settings.
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Job File Detecting Directory | The directory in which you saved the NextGENe AutoRun job file. |
Time | Detect Time Interval—The time interval between searches. (When NextGENe searches for job files to process.) |
Max parallel jobs | The maximum number of AutoRun jobs to run in a parallel (simultaneously). The default value is one. Note: To increase this value above the default value of one, the appropriate number of concurrent NextGENe licenses are required. Also, before you adjust this value, you should know that your client has ample RAM to run parallel jobs. The RAM that is currently available per job is always displayed on the AutoRun Settings dialog box, and the value is modified accordingly if you select a different number of jobs to run in parallel. You can use the RAM that was required for previously run jobs as a guideline, or while a job is running, you can use the Task Manager to look at the total RAM that is being used to determine the amount of RAM that will be required per run. Typically, at least 12 GB of RAM is recommended per run. |
Automatically detect when AutoRun is launched | Automatically start AutoRun when it is launched. |
Minimize to Taskbar | When the NextGENe AutoRun function starts, it opens NextGENe. Select this option to automatically minimize the NextGENe window after it opens. |
4. Click OK.
The NextGENe AutoRun Settings dialog box closes. You return the NextGENe AutoRun window.
5. If Automatically detect when AutoRun is launched is not selected, then on the AutoRun window main menu, click File > Detect.
The AutoRun tool confirms that the job file is valid and that all the files that are needed for processing the jobs in the job file are available.
• If all the necessary files are available to process all the jobs in the job file, NextGENe processes the project data according to the instructions that are detailed in the job file and saves the data to the designated Output folder. The job file is moved to the Completed Jobs folder.
• If all the necessary files are available to process some, but not all, the jobs in the jobs file, NextGENe processes the project data for the jobs for which the necessary files are available according to the instructions that are detailed in the job file. The job file is moved to the Incomplete Jobs folder. The AutoRun tool continues to scan the job file according to the specified time interval, for example, every ten minutes, and as the necessary files become available, NextGENe processes the project data for the appropriate jobs. After all the jobs are processed, the jobs file is moved to the Completed Jobs folder.
• If none of necessary files are available for the jobs in the jobs file, the AutoRun tool continues to scan the job file according to the specified time interval, for example, every ten minutes, and as the necessary files become available, NextGENe processes the project data for the appropriate jobs. After all the jobs are processed, the jobs file is moved to the Completed Jobs folder.
 | At any time, you can click the Pause icon  on the toolbar to pause AutoRun, or you can click the Stop icon to stop the tool altogether  . |