Index: trunk/ippTools/share/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/share/Makefile.am	(revision 25792)
+++ trunk/ippTools/share/Makefile.am	(revision 25793)
@@ -201,4 +201,5 @@
      pstamptool_datastore.sql \
      pstamptool_listjob.sql \
+     pstamptool_pendingdependent.sql \
      pstamptool_pendingjob.sql \
      pstamptool_pendingreq.sql \
Index: trunk/ippTools/share/pstamptool_pendingdependent.sql
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/share/pstamptool_pendingdependent.sql	(revision 25793)
+++ trunk/ippTools/share/pstamptool_pendingdependent.sql	(revision 25793)
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SELECT *
+FROM pstampDependent
+WHERE state = 'new'
Index: trunk/ippTools/share/pstamptool_pendingjob.sql
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/share/pstamptool_pendingjob.sql	(revision 25792)
+++ trunk/ippTools/share/pstamptool_pendingjob.sql	(revision 25793)
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 SELECT pstampJob.*
 FROM pstampJob
-    JOIN pstampRequest using(req_id)
+    JOIN pstampRequest USING(req_id)
+    LEFT JOIN pstampDependent USING(dep_id)
 WHERE pstampRequest.state = 'run'
     AND pstampRequest.fault = 0
     AND pstampJob.state = 'run'
     AND pstampJob.fault = 0
+    AND (dep_id = 0 OR pstampDependent.state = 'full')
Index: trunk/ippTools/share/pxadmin_create_tables.sql
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/share/pxadmin_create_tables.sql	(revision 25792)
+++ trunk/ippTools/share/pxadmin_create_tables.sql	(revision 25793)
@@ -1250,7 +1250,19 @@
         outputBase VARCHAR(255),
         options BIGINT,
+        dep_id BIGINT,
         PRIMARY KEY(job_id, req_id),
         KEY(job_id),
         FOREIGN KEY(req_id) REFERENCES pstampRequest(req_id)
+) ENGINE=innodb DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+
+CREATE TABLE pstampDependent (
+        dep_id BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT,
+        state      VARCHAR(64),
+        stage      VARCHAR(64),
+        stage_id   BIGINT,
+        image_db   VARCHAR(64),
+        rlabel     VARCHAR(64),
+        need_magic TINYINT,
+        PRIMARY KEY(dep_id)
 ) ENGINE=innodb DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/pstamptool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/pstamptool.c	(revision 25792)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/pstamptool.c	(revision 25793)
@@ -48,4 +48,7 @@
 static bool projectMode(pxConfig *config);
 static bool modprojectMode(pxConfig *config);
+static bool getdependentMode(pxConfig *config);
+static bool pendingdependentMode(pxConfig *config);
+static bool updatedependentMode(pxConfig *config);
 
 # define MODECASE(caseName, func) \
@@ -85,4 +88,7 @@
         MODECASE(PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_MODPROJECT, modprojectMode);
         MODECASE(PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_PROJECT, projectMode);
+        MODECASE(PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_GETDEPENDENT, getdependentMode);
+        MODECASE(PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_PENDINGDEPENDENT, pendingdependentMode);
+        MODECASE(PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_UPDATEDEPENDENT, updatedependentMode);
         default:
             psAbort("invalid option (this should not happen)");
@@ -545,4 +551,5 @@
     PXOPT_LOOKUP_S64(exp_id,      config->args, "-exp_id",     false, false);
     PXOPT_LOOKUP_S64(options,     config->args, "-options",     false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_S64(dep_id,      config->args, "-dep_id",     false, false);
 
     // unless the job is being inserted with stop state require outputBase
@@ -570,5 +577,6 @@
             exp_id, 
             outputBase,
-            options
+            options,
+            dep_id
             )) {
         psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
@@ -896,2 +904,150 @@
 }
 
+static bool getdependentMode(pxConfig *config)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, false);
+
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(stage,       config->args, "-stage",   true, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_S64(stage_id,    config->args, "-stage_id", true, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(imagedb,     config->args, "-imagedb",  true, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(rlabel,      config->args, "-rlabel",  false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_BOOL(no_magic,   config->args, "-no_magic", false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_BOOL(no_create,  config->args, "-no_create", false);
+
+    psString query = pxDataGet("pstamptool_pendingdependent.sql");
+    if (!query) {
+        psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_DATA, false, "failed to retreive SQL statement");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!p_psDBRunQuery(config->dbh, query)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        psFree(query);
+        return false;
+    }
+    psFree(query);
+
+    psArray *output = p_psDBFetchResult(config->dbh);
+    if (!output) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (psArrayLength(output)) {
+        psMetadata *dep = output->data[0];
+        psS64 dep_id = psMetadataLookupS64(NULL, dep, "dep_id");
+        if (!dep_id) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+            return false;
+        }
+        printf("%" PRId64 "\n", dep_id);
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (no_create) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    // no existing dependent that matches, insert one
+
+    if (!pstampDependentInsert(
+        config->dbh,
+        0,              // dep_id
+        "new",          // state
+        stage,
+        stage_id,
+        imagedb,
+        rlabel,
+        no_magic
+        )) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to insert pstampDependent");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psS64 dep_id = psDBLastInsertID(config->dbh);
+
+    printf("%" PRId64 "\n", dep_id);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool pendingdependentMode(pxConfig *config)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, false);
+
+    psMetadata *where = psMetadataAlloc();
+
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_U64(limit, config->args, "-limit", false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_BOOL(simple, config->args, "-simple", false);
+
+    psString query = pxDataGet("pstamptool_pendingdependent.sql");
+    if (!query) {
+        psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_DATA, false, "failed to retreive SQL statement");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (psListLength(where->list)) {
+        psString whereClause = psDBGenerateWhereConditionSQL(where, "pstampDependent");
+        psStringAppend(&query, " AND %s", whereClause);
+        psFree(whereClause);
+    }
+    psFree(where);
+
+    // treat limit == 0 as "no limit"
+    if (limit) {
+        psString limitString = psDBGenerateLimitSQL(limit);
+        psStringAppend(&query, " %s", limitString);
+        psFree(limitString);
+    }
+
+    if (!p_psDBRunQuery(config->dbh, query)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        psFree(query);
+        return false;
+    }
+    psFree(query);
+
+    psArray *output = p_psDBFetchResult(config->dbh);
+    if (!output) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!psArrayLength(output)) {
+        psTrace("pstamptool", PS_LOG_INFO, "no rows found");
+        psFree(output);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // negative simple so the default is true
+    if (!ippdbPrintMetadatas(stdout, output, "pstampDependent", !simple)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to print array");
+        psFree(output);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psFree(output);
+
+    return true;
+}
+static bool updatedependentMode(pxConfig *config)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, false);
+
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_S64(dep_id,    config->args, "-dep_id", true, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(state,     config->args, "-set_state",  true, false);
+
+    char *query ="UPDATE pstampDependent"
+	" SET state = '%s'"
+	" WHERE dep_id = %" PRId64;
+    
+    if (!p_psDBRunQueryF(config->dbh, query, state, dep_id)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        psFree(query);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psU64 affected = psDBAffectedRows(config->dbh);
+    if (affected != 1) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "should have affected one row but %" 
+                                        PRIu64 " rows were modified", affected);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/pstamptool.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/pstamptool.h	(revision 25792)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/pstamptool.h	(revision 25793)
@@ -43,4 +43,7 @@
     PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_MODPROJECT,
     PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_PROJECT,
+    PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_GETDEPENDENT,
+    PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_PENDINGDEPENDENT,
+    PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_UPDATEDEPENDENT,
 } pstamptoolMode;
 
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/pstamptoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/pstamptoolConfig.c	(revision 25792)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/pstamptoolConfig.c	(revision 25793)
@@ -112,4 +112,5 @@
     psMetadataAddS64(addjobArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-exp_id", 0,           "define exposure id", 0); 
     psMetadataAddS64(addjobArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-options", 0,          "define options", 0); 
+    psMetadataAddS64(addjobArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-dep_id", 0,           "define job dep_id", 0); 
     psMetadataAddS16(addjobArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-fault", 0,            "define job result", 0); 
 
@@ -143,4 +144,29 @@
     psMetadataAddBool(revertjobArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-all", 0,       "revert all faulted jobs", false);
     psMetadataAddU64(revertjobArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-limit", 0,      "limit result set to N items", 0);
+
+    // -getdependent
+    psMetadata *getdependentArgs = psMetadataAlloc();
+    psMetadataAddS64(getdependentArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-stage_id", 0, "define id for dependent run (required)", 0); 
+    psMetadataAddStr(getdependentArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-stage", 0,    "define stage for dependent run (required)", NULL); 
+    psMetadataAddStr(getdependentArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-imagedb", 0,  "define imagedb for depenent run (required)", NULL); 
+    psMetadataAddStr(getdependentArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-rlabel", 0,   "define label for dependent run", NULL); 
+    psMetadataAddBool(getdependentArgs,PS_LIST_TAIL, "-no_magic", 0, "define no_magic", false);
+    psMetadataAddBool(getdependentArgs,PS_LIST_TAIL, "-no_create", 0, "if no run exists do not create one", false);
+
+    // -updatedependent
+    psMetadata *updatedependentArgs = psMetadataAlloc();
+    psMetadataAddS64(updatedependentArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-dep_id", 0, "define id for dependent run (required)", 0); 
+    psMetadataAddStr(updatedependentArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_state", 0, "new value for state (required)", NULL);
+
+    // -pendingdependent
+    psMetadata *pendingdependentArgs = psMetadataAlloc();
+    psMetadataAddS64(pendingdependentArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-stage_id", 0, "define id for dependent run", 0); 
+    psMetadataAddStr(pendingdependentArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-stage", 0,    "define stage for dependent run", NULL); 
+    psMetadataAddStr(pendingdependentArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-imagedb", 0,  "define imagedb for depenent run", NULL); 
+    psMetadataAddStr(pendingdependentArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-rlabel", 0,   "define label for dependent run", NULL); 
+    psMetadataAddBool(pendingdependentArgs,PS_LIST_TAIL, "-no_magic", 0, "define no_magic", false);
+    psMetadataAddBool(pendingdependentArgs,PS_LIST_TAIL, "-no_create", 0, "if no run exists do not create one", false);
+    psMetadataAddU64(pendingdependentArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-limit",  0,    "limit result set to N items", 0);
+    psMetadataAddBool(pendingdependentArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-simple", 0,   "use the simple output format", false);
 
     // -addproject
@@ -189,4 +215,8 @@
     PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-moddatastore",    "", PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_MODDATASTORE, moddatastoreArgs);
 
+    PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-getdependent",    "", PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_GETDEPENDENT, getdependentArgs);
+    PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-updatedependent", "", PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_UPDATEDEPENDENT, updatedependentArgs);
+    PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-pendingdependent","", PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_PENDINGDEPENDENT, pendingdependentArgs);
+
     PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-addproject",      "", PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_ADDPROJECT, addprojectArgs);
     PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-modproject",      "", PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_MODPROJECT, modprojectArgs);
