This can be done by using dj.internal.hash to convert the key as follows:
> job_key = struct('table_name', 'Lab.SessionAnalysis', ...
'key_hash', dj.key_hash(key));
> Lab.Jobs() & job_key
ans =
Object Lab.Jobs
:: the job reservation table for +Lab ::
TABLE_NAME KEY_HASH status error_message user host pid connection_id timestamp key error_stack
_______________________ ____________________________________ ____________ _____________ ________ _________ __________ _____________ _______________________ __________ ___________
{'Lab.SessionAnalysis'} {'jA9sN_5PvusWwmznLGcAZbTn5pGtba-z'} {'error'} {0×0 char} {'datajoint@localhost'} {'localhost'} 6.5356e+05 1919 {'2021-01-22 23:50:07'} {'=BLOB='} {'=BLOB='}
1 tuples (0.127 s)
> del(Lab.Jobs() & job_key;
> Lab.Jobs() & job_key
ans =
Object Lab.Jobs
:: the job reservation table for +Lab ::
0 tuples (0.0309 s)