How to run spring batch jobs in parallel

Question

I have a job flow and I would like to run it as the following:

Job1 -> Job2 -> Job3  
     -> Job4 -> Job5

The job flow will be

Answer 1

Jobs can't naturally managed as you ask.
You have to create a new super job and using a 'Split flow' configuration redirect job as you prefer.
Of course split works for steps and not for jobs, but SB has the possibility to wrap a job into a step using a JobStep
Follow official doc and examples about split around the net and you should be able to solve your problem without problem