# tPostjob

Triggers a task required after the execution of a Job

tPostjob starts the execution of a postjob.

## tPostjob Standard properties

These properties are used to configure tPostjob running in the Standard Job framework.

The Standard tPostjob component belongs to the Orchestration family.

The component in this framework is available in all Talend products.

## Global Variables

| Variables | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Global Variables | ERROR\_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the<br>component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This<br>variable functions only if the Die on error checkbox is<br>cleared, if the component has this checkbox.<br><br>A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component<br>while an After variable functions after the execution of the component.<br><br>To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl+Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from<br>it.<br><br>For more information about variables, see [Using contexts and variables](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/8.0/studio-user-guide/contexts-and-variables). |

## Usage

| Usage guidance | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Usage rule** | tPostjob is a start component and<br>can only be used with an iterate connection to the next<br>component. |
| Connections | Outgoing links (from this component to another):<br><br><br>Trigger: On Component Ok.<br><br>Incoming links (from one component to this one):<br><br><br>Trigger: Synchronize;<br>Parallelize.<br><br>For further information regarding connections, see [Using connections in a Job](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/8.0/studio-user-guide/using-connections-in-job). |

For more information about the tPostjob component, see [Using the tPrejob and tPostjob components](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/8.0/studio-user-guide/using-tprejob-and-tpostjob-components).

**Related concepts**

* [Handling files before and after the execution of a data Job](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/orchestration/tprejob-tpostjob-tfilecopy-tfiledelete-handling-files-before-and-after-execution-of-data-job-standard-component-in-this)