title: Getting the JOB_ID variable in Pentaho Data Integration
body: <p>When you log a job in Pentaho Data Integration, one of the fields is ID_JOB, described as "the batch id- a unique number increased by one for each run of a job." </p>
  
  <p>Can I get this ID? I can see it in my logging tables, but I want to set up a transformation to get it. I think there might be a runtime variable that holds an ID for the running job. </p>
  
  <p>I've tried using the Get Variables and Get System Info transformation steps to no avail. I am a new Kettle user.</p>