To skip an adpatch job in adctrl use undocumented option 8 (See below):
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AD Controller Menu
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1. Show worker status
2. Tell worker to restart a failed job
3. Tell worker to quit
4. Tell manager that a worker failed its job
5. Tell manager that a worker acknowledges quit
6. Restart a worker on the current machine
7. Exit
Enter your choice [1] : 8
Enter the worker number(s)/range(s) or 'all' for all workers,
or press [Return] to go back to the menu : 2
Status changed to 'Skip & restart' for worker 2.
Review the messages above, then press [Return] to continue.
Enter your choice [1] :
Control
Worker Code Context Filename Status
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1 Run AutoPatch R115 Wait
2 Run AutoPatch R115 bilrmfnm.sql Skip & restart
3 Run AutoPatch R115 Wait
4 Run AutoPatch R115 Wait
5 Run AutoPatch R115 Wait
6 Run AutoPatch R115 Wait
7 Run AutoPatch R115 Wait
8 Run AutoPatch R115 Wait
9 Run AutoPatch R115 Wait
10 Run AutoPatch R115 Wait
11 Run AutoPatch R115 Wait
12 Run AutoPatch R115 Wait
Review the messages above, then press [Return] to continue.
Enter your choice [1] :
Control
Worker Code Context Filename Status
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1 Run AutoPatch R115 asxtbrnm.sql Assigned
2 Run AutoPatch R115 GMDFKCON.sql Completed
3 Run AutoPatch R115 becbrco1.sql Assigned
4 Run AutoPatch R115 bertgco1.sql Assigned
5 Run AutoPatch R115 bomalttb.sql Assigned
6 Run AutoPatch R115 cctvarr.sql Assigned
7 Run AutoPatch R115 GMFFKCON.sql Running
8 Run AutoPatch R115 CZ_CONFIG_PAIR_REC.x Assigned
9 Run AutoPatch R115 CZ_DATE_TBL_TYPE.xdf Assigned
10 Run AutoPatch R115 CZ_EXPL_PAIR.xdf Assigned
11 Run AutoPatch R115 CZ_TXN_PARAMS_TYPE1. Assigned
12 Run AutoPatch R115 CZ_UIREFS_INMODEL_OB Assigned
Review the messages above, then press [Return] to continue.
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ATTENTION: Please fix the above failed worker(s) so the manager can continue.
Fixed: file bilrmfnm.sql on worker 2 for product bil username BIL.
Completed: file bilrmfnm.sql on worker 2 for product bil username BIL.
Starting phase 5 (A5): con+1
There are now 92180 jobs remaining (current phase=A5):
0 running, 51 ready to run and 92129 waiting.
Skipped: file akcucs.sql for product ak: objects are up-to-date.
Assigned: file asxtbrnm.sql on worker 1 for product as username OSM.
Assigned: file asxwobjt.sql on worker 2 for product as username OSM.
Assigned: file becbrco1.sql on worker 3 for product ben username BEN.
Assigned: file bertgco1.sql on worker 4 for product ben username BEN.
Assigned: file bomalttb.sql on worker 5 for product bom username BOM.
Assigned: file cctvarr.sql on worker 6 for product cct username CCT.
Skipped: file csxren2.sql for product cs: objects are up-to-date.
Assigned: file CZ_CONFIG_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE.xdf on worker 7 for product cz username APPS.
Assigned: file CZ_CONFIG_PAIR_REC.xdf on worker 8 for product cz username APPS.
Assigned: file CZ_DATE_TBL_TYPE.xdf on worker 9 for product cz username APPS.
Assigned: file CZ_EXPL_PAIR.xdf on worker 10 for product cz username APPS.
Assigned: file CZ_TXN_PARAMS_TYPE1.xdf on worker 11 for product cz username APPS.
Assigned: file CZ_UIREFS_INMODEL_OBJ_TYPE.xdf on worker 12 for product cz username APPS.
Completed: file asxwobjt.sql on worker 2 for product as username OSM.
Assigned: file CZ_UIREFS_INMODEL_TBL_TYPE.xdf on worker 2 for product cz username APPS.
Completed: file CZ_CONFIG_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE.xdf on worker 7 for product cz username APPS.
Assigned: file ECXGOBJ.sql on worker 7 for product ecx username ECX.
Completed: file CZ_UIREFS_INMODEL_TBL_TYPE.xdf on worker 2 for product cz username APPS.
Completed: file ECXGOBJ.sql on worker 7 for product ecx username ECX.
Assigned: file affurgos.sql on worker 2 for product fnd username APPLSYS.
Assigned: file wfrename2.sql on worker 7 for product fnd username APPLSYS.
There are now 92174 jobs remaining (current phase=A5):
12 running, 33 ready to run and 92129 waiting.
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