diff --git a/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Agent/ScoutingJobStatusAgent.py b/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Agent/ScoutingJobStatusAgent.py
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+""" Agent for scout job framework to monitor scout status
+    and update main job status according to scout status.
+"""
+from DIRAC import S_OK, S_ERROR
+from DIRAC.Core.Base.AgentModule import AgentModule
+from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Client import JobStatus
+from DIRAC.ConfigurationSystem.Client.Helpers.Operations import Operations
+from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Client.JobStateUpdateClient import JobStateUpdateClient
+from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.DB.JobLoggingDB import JobLoggingDB
+
+
+class ScoutingJobStatusAgent(AgentModule):
+    """
+        This agent checks for jobs with Scouting status 
+        and manages the job status in relation to associated scout jobs
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """ c'tor
+        """
+        AgentModule.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        self.jobDB = None
+        self.logDB = None
+
+  #############################################################################
+    def initialize(self):
+        """Sets defaults
+        """
+
+        self.jobDB = JobStateUpdateClient()
+        self.logDB = JobLoggingDB()
+
+        return S_OK()
+
+  #############################################################################
+    def beginExecution(self):
+
+        self.totalScoutJobs = Operations().getValue('WorkloadManagement/Scouting/totalScoutJobs', 10)
+        self.criteriaFailedRate = Operations().getValue('WorkloadManagement/Scouting/criteriaFailedRate', 0.5)
+        self.criteriaSucceededRate = Operations().getValue('WorkloadManagement/Scouting/criteriaSucceededRate', 0.3)
+        self.criteriaStalledRate = Operations().getValue('WorkloadManagement/Scouting/criteriaStalledRate', 1.0)
+        self.criteriaFailed = Operations().getValue('WorkloadManagement/Scouting/criteriaFailed', 
+                                                    int(self.totalScoutJobs * self.criteriaFailedRate))
+        self.criteriaSucceeded = Operations().getValue('WorkloadManagement/Scouting/criteriaSucceeded', 
+                                                       int(self.totalScoutJobs * self.criteriaSucceededRate))
+        self.criteriaStalled = Operations().getValue('WorkloadManagement/Scouting/criteriaStalled', 
+                                                     int(self.totalScoutJobs * self.criteriaStalledRate))
+
+        if int(self.totalScoutJobs * self.criteriaFailedRate) > self.criteriaFailed:
+            self.criteriaFailedRate = int(self.criteriaFailed / self.totalScoutJobs)
+        if int(self.totalScoutJobs * self.criteriaSucceededRate) > self.criteriaSucceeded:
+            self.criteriaSucceededRate = int(self.criteriaSucceeded / self.totalScoutJobs)
+        if int(self.totalScoutJobs * self.criteriaStalledRate) > self.criteriaStalled:
+            self.criteriaStalledRate = int(self.criteriaStalled / self.totalScoutJobs)
+
+        self.log.info(f'Scouting parameters: Total: {self.totalScoutJobs}, Succeeded: {self.criteriaSucceeded}({self.criteriaSucceededRate}),
+                      Failed: {self.criteriaFailed}({self.criteriaFailedRate}), Stalled" {self.criteriaStalled}({self.criteriaStalledRate})')
+        
+        return S_OK()
+
+    def execute(self):
+        """The ScoutingJobStatus execution method.
+        """
+        result = self.jobDB.selectJobs({'Status': 'Scouting'})
+        if not result['OK']:
+            return result
+
+        joblist = result['Value']
+        if not joblist:
+            self.log.info('No Jobs with scouting status. Skipping this cycle')
+            return S_OK()
+
+        self.log.info(f'Check {len(joblist)} scouting jobs')
+        self.log.debug('joblist: ', joblist)
+
+        scoutIDdict = {}
+        for jobID in joblist:
+            result = self.jobDB.getJobParameters(int(jobID), ['ScoutID'])  # <lowest jobID>:<Highest jobID>
+            if not result['OK']:
+                self.log.warn(result['Message'])
+                continue
+            if not result['Value'].get(int(jobID)):
+                continue
+
+            scoutID = result['Value'][int(jobID)]['ScoutID']
+            scoutStatus = scoutIDdict.get(scoutID)
+            if not scoutStatus:
+                result = self.__getScoutStatus(scoutID)
+                if not result['OK']:
+                    self.log.warn(result['Message'])
+                    continue
+                scoutStatus = result['Value']
+
+            scoutIDdict[scoutID] = scoutStatus
+            if scoutStatus['Status'] == 'NotComplete':
+                self.log.verbose(f"{jobID}: skipping since corresponding scout does not complete yet.")
+                continue
+            else:
+                result = self.__updateJobStatus(jobID, status=scoutStatus['Status'],
+                                                minorstatus=scoutStatus['MinorStatus'],
+                                                appstatus=scoutStatus['appstatus'])
+                if not result['OK']:
+                    self.log.warn(result['Message'])
+
+        self.log.info('final scoutIDdict:%s' % scoutIDdict)
+        return S_OK()
+
+    def __getScoutStatus(self, scoutid):
+        ids = scoutid.split(':')
+        scoutjoblist = list(range(int(ids[0]), int(ids[1]) + 1))
+
+        result = self.jobDB.getJobsAttributes(scoutjoblist, ['Status', 'Site'])
+        if not result['OK']:
+            return result
+
+        donejoblist = []
+        donesitelist = []
+        failedjoblist = []
+        failedsitelist = []
+        stalledjoblist = []
+        scoutjobs = result['Value'].keys()
+        for scoutjob in scoutjobs:
+            status = result['Value'][scoutjob]['Status']
+            site = result['Value'][scoutjob]['Site']
+            jobid = scoutjob
+            if status == JobStatus.DONE:
+                donejoblist.append(jobid)
+                donesitelist.append(site)
+            elif status == JobStatus.FAILED:
+                failedjoblist.append(jobid)
+                failedsitelist.append(site)
+            elif status == JobStatus.STALLED:
+                stalledjoblist.append(jobid)
+
+        if self.criteriaSucceeded > len(scoutjobs):
+            criteriaSucceeded = max(int(len(scoutjobs) * self.criteriaSucceededRate), 1)
+            self.log.verbose(f'criteriaSucceeded = {self.criteriaSucceeded}')
+        else:
+            criteriaSucceeded = self.criteriaSucceeded
+            self.log.debug(f'criteriaSucceeded = {self.criteriaSucceeded}')
+
+        if self.criteriaFailed > len(scoutjobs):
+            criteriaFailed = max(int(len(scoutjobs) * self.criteriaFailedRate), 1)
+            self.log.verbose(f'criteriaFailed = {self.criteriaFailed}')
+        else:
+            criteriaFailed = self.criteriaFailed
+            self.log.debug(f'criteriaFailed = {self.criteriaFailed}')
+
+        if self.criteriaStalled > len(scoutjobs):
+            criteriaStalled = max(int(len(scoutjobs) * self.criteriaStalledRate), 1)
+            self.log.verbose(f'criteriaStalled = {self.criteriaStalled}')
+        else:
+            criteriaStalled = self.criteriaStalled
+            self.log.debug(f'criteriaStalled = {self.criteriaStalled}')
+
+        if len(donejoblist) >= criteriaSucceeded:
+            self.log.verbose(f'Scout (ID = {scoutid}) are done.')
+            scoutStatus = {'Status': 'Checking', 'MinorStatus': 'Scouting', 'appstatus': 'Scout Complete'}
+
+        elif len(failedjoblist) >= criteriaFailed:
+            self.log.verbose(f'Scout (ID = {scoutid}) are failed.')
+            msg = 'Failed scout job ' + str(failedjoblist)
+            scoutStatus = {'Status': 'Failed', 'MinorStatus': 'Failed in scouting', 'appstatus': msg}
+
+        elif len(stalledjoblist) >= criteriaStalled:
+            self.log.verbose(f'Scout (ID = {scoutid}) are stalled.')
+            msg = 'Stalled scout job ' + str(stalledjoblist)
+            scoutStatus = {'Status': 'Stalled', 'MinorStatus': 'Stalled in scouting', 'appstatus': msg}
+
+        else:
+            self.log.verbose(f'Scout (ID = {scoutid}) did not completed.')
+            scoutStatus = {'Status': 'NotComplete'}
+
+        return S_OK(scoutStatus)
+
+    def __updateJobStatus(self, job, status=None, minorstatus=None, appstatus=None):
+        """ This method updates the job status in the JobDB.
+        """
+        self.log.info(f'Job {job} set Status="{status}", MinorStatus="{minorstatus}", ApplicationStatus="{appstatus}".')
+        if not self.am_getOption('Enable', True):
+            result = S_OK('DisabledMode')
+
+        # Update ApplicationStatus
+        if not appstatus:
+            result = self.jobDB.getJobAttributes(job, ['ApplicationStatus'])
+            if result['OK']:
+                minorstatus = result['Value']['ApplicationStatus']
+
+        self.log.verbose(f"self.jobDB.setJobAttribute({job},'ApplicationStatus','{appstatus}',update=True)")
+        result = self.jobDB.setJobAttribute(job, 'ApplicationStatus', appstatus, update=True)
+        if not result['OK']:
+            return result
+
+        # Update MinorStatus
+        if not minorstatus:
+            result = self.jobDB.getJobAttributes(job, ['MinorStatus'])
+            if result['OK']:
+                minorstatus = result['Value']['MinorStatus']
+
+        self.log.verbose(f"self.jobDB.setJobAttribute({job},'MinorStatus','{minorstatus}',update=True)")
+        if not (result := self.jobDB.setJobAttribute(job,'MinorStatus',minorstatus,update=True)['OK']):
+            return result
+
+        # Update ScoutFlag
+        result = self.jobDB.setJobParameter(int(job), 'ScoutFlag', 1)
+        if not result['OK']:
+            return result
+
+        # Update Status
+        if not status:  # Retain last minor status for stalled jobs
+            result = self.jobDB.getJobAttributes(job, ['Status'])
+            if result['OK']:
+                status = result['Value']['Status']
+
+        self.log.verbose(f"self.jobDB.setJobAttribute({job},'Status','{status}',update=True)")
+        result = self.jobDB.setJobAttribute(job, 'Status', status, update=True)
+        if not result['OK']:
+            return result
+
+        logStatus = status
+        result = self.logDB.addLoggingRecord(job, status=logStatus, minor=minorstatus,
+                                         source='ScoutingJobStatusAgent')
+        if not result['OK']:
+            self.log.warn(result)
+
+        return result
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diff --git a/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Executor/Scouting.py b/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Executor/Scouting.py
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+""" Executor to set status "Scouting" for a main job which has scout jobs
+"""
+
+from DIRAC import S_OK, S_ERROR
+
+from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Executor.Base.OptimizerExecutor import OptimizerExecutor
+from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Client import JobStatus
+from DIRAC.ResourceStatusSystem.Client.SiteStatus import SiteStatus
+from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Client.JobStateUpdateClient import JobStateUpdateClient
+
+
+class Scouting(OptimizerExecutor):
+    """
+      The specific Optimizer must provide the following methods:
+      - optimizeJob() - the main method called for each job
+      and it can provide:
+      - initializeOptimizer() before each execution cycle
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def initializeOptimizer(cls):
+        """ Initialization of the optimizer.
+        """
+        cls.__jobDB = JobStateUpdateClient()
+        return S_OK()
+
+    def optimizeJob(self, jid, jobState):
+        self.jobLog.info('Getting scoutparams from JobParameters')
+
+        result = self.__jobDB.getJobParameters(jid, ['ScoutFlag', 'ScoutID'])
+        if not result['OK']:
+            return result
+
+        rCounter = 0
+        if result['Value']:
+            scoutparams = result['Value'].get(jid)
+            self.jobLog.info('scoutparams: %s' % scoutparams)
+            if not scoutparams:
+                self.jobLog.info('Skipping optimizer, since scoutparams are abnormal')
+                return self.setNextOptimizer(jobState)
+
+            scoutID, scoutFlag = scoutparams.get('ScoutID'),scoutparams.get('ScoutFlag')
+            if not scoutID:
+                self.jobLog.info('Skipping optimizers, since this job has not enough scoutparams.')
+                return self.setNextOptimizer(jobState)
+
+        else:
+            result = jobState.getManifest()
+            if not result['OK']:
+                return result
+            jobManifest = result['Value']
+            scoutID = jobManifest.getOption('ScoutID', None)
+            if not scoutID:
+                self.jobLog.info('Skipping optimizer, since no scout \
+                                 corresponding to this job group')
+                return self.setNextOptimizer(jobState)
+
+            scoutFlag = 0
+            result = jobState.getAttribute('RescheduleCounter')
+            if not result['OK']:
+                return result
+            if result['Value'] == None:
+                return S_ERROR('Reschedule Counter not found')
+
+            rCounter = result['Value']
+            if int(rCounter) > 0:
+                rCycle = int(rCounter) - 1
+                result = self.__jobDB.getAtticJobParameters(jid, ['"ScoutFlag"'],
+                                                    rescheduleCounter=rCycle)
+                self.jobLog.info(f"From AtticJobParameter: {result}")
+                if result['OK']:
+                    try:
+                        scoutFlag = result['Value'].get(rCycle).get('ScoutFlag', 0)
+                    except:
+                        pass
+                else:
+                    self.jobLog.info(result['Message'])
+            self.jobLog.info(f'Setting scoutparams (ID:{scoutID}, Flag:{scoutFlag}) to JobParamter')
+            result = self.__setScoutparamsInJobParameters(jid, scoutID, scoutFlag, jobState)
+            if not result['OK']:
+                self.jobLog.info('Skipping, since failed in setting scoutparams of JobParameters.')
+                return self.setNextOptimizer(jobState)
+
+        if int(scoutFlag) == 1:
+            self.jobLog.info(f'Skipping optimizer, since corresponding scout jobs complete \
+                             (ScoutFlag = {scoutFlag})')
+            return self.setNextOptimizer(jobState)
+
+        self.jobLog.info(f'Job {jid} set scouting status')
+        return self.__setScoutingStatus(jobState)
+
+    def __getIDandFlag(self, scoutparams):
+
+        scoutID = scoutparams.get('ScoutID')
+        scoutFlag = scoutparams.get('ScoutFlag')
+        return scoutID, scoutFlag
+
+    def __setScoutparamsInJobParameters(self, jid, scoutID, scoutFlag, jobState=None):
+
+        if not jobState:
+            jobState = self.__jobData.jobState
+
+        paramList = []
+        paramList.append(('ScoutID', scoutID))
+        paramList.append(('ScoutFlag', scoutFlag))
+        result = self.__jobDB.setJobParameters(jid, paramList)
+        if not result['OK']:
+            self.jobLog.info('Skipping, since failed in recovering scoutparams of JobParameters.')
+            
+        return result
+
+    def __setScoutingStatus(self, jobState=None):
+
+        if not jobState:
+            jobState = self.__jobData.jobState
+
+        result = jobState.getStatus()
+        if not (result := jobState.getStatus())['OK']:
+            return result
+
+        opName = self.ex_optimizerName()
+        result = jobState.setStatus(self.ex_getOption('WaitingStatus', JobStatus.SCOUTING),
+                                    minorStatus=self.ex_getOption('WaitingMinorStatus',
+                                                                  'Waiting for Scout Job Completion'),
+                                    appStatus="Unknown",
+                                    source=opName)
+        if not result['OK']:
+            return result
+        
+        return S_OK()
+    
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