# File lib/wsman.rb, line 282
  def get_job_id(instHash)
    jobID = ""
    selectorSet = ""
    testFor12G = instHash["EndpointReference"]

    if testFor12G.nil?
      selectorSet = instHash["ReferenceParameters"]["SelectorSet"]
    else
      selectorSet = instHash["EndpointReference"]["ReferenceParameters"]["SelectorSet"]
    end

    if selectorSet["Selector"].is_a?(Array)
      selectorSet["Selector"].each do |selector|
        if !selector.nil?
          jobID = selector["content"] if selector["Name"] != "__cimnamespace"
        end
      end
    elsif selectorSet["Selector"].is_a?(Hash)
      jobID = selectorSet["Selector"]["content"]
    end

    puts "parsed job id string is #{jobID}"
    jobID
  end