# Unified job vs job

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/unified-job-vs-job/35620>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Created:** [August 13, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unified-job-vs-job/35620 "2021-08-13T17:59:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Erik\_Mackey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@Erik\_Mackey](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Erik_Mackey)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unified-job-vs-job/35620/1 "2021-08-13T17:59:47Z")

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What is the distinction between a job and a Unified Job? In the documentation there is a section on Unified Job Templates but it doesn’t seem to define what a Unified job is: [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/2.3.0/html/towerapi/unified\_job\_template.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/2.3.0/html/towerapi/unified_job_template.html)