final Element job = (Element)nlJobs.item( i );
//get the job type
final String strJobType = getConfigAttributeValue(job, JobConfig.JOB_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE);
final JobType jobType;
if(strJobType == null) {
jobType = JobType.USER; //default to user if unspecified
} else {
jobType = JobType.valueOf(strJobType.toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH));
}