The General area contains information generic to the Task itself. From this tab you can enter a name and description for the Task and view its last run data.
| Field | TM General Tab Description |
|---|---|
| Job Status | Jobs can be individually enabled or disabled. This allows the user to temporarily disable a Job that may not be needed without having to delete it. A user can also enable the jobs that were disabled due to failure. |
| Name | Enter a name for the new job or rename an existing job. |
| Description | Enter a description for the job, or summarize all the task under this job. |
| Run Schedule | Displays the status of the job. For example: last time the Task ran (Time), how long the Task took to run (Duration), and the description of the outcome of the last run (Description). |
| Email when job complete | Use to send a notification if the Task Job was successful. |
| Email when task(s) fail | Use to send a notification if the Task Job failed. |
Note:
Select both Email when job complete and Email when task(s) fail to always be notified. |
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| Recipient Address | Enter a valid email address for the recipient. |
| Sender Address | Enter a valid email address for the sender. |
Task tab contains all of the tasks available. Select the task type from the corresponding menu-box to access the properties for the desired task type.
| Field | TM Task Tab Description |
|---|---|
| Add | Use to add a new task within the selected job |
| Task Status | Use to enable or disable the selected task only. |
| Name | Task name. |
| Description | This is generally the description used to describe the purpose or function of the selected Task Type. This text can be any descriptive text; it has no impact on the operation of the Task or Task Type. |
Note: The text entered in the Description text
box is the text that will appear in the text box under the Task-Type
drop-down list in the Task Properties area.
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| Run Condition | By default a Task will not run if any previous
Task within the same Job fails. This behavior, however, can be changed.
Self-descriptive Only run if...choices are:
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| Task Type | Contains task types. Select a type from the list to display the definition of the selected task. |
| Parameters panel | Parameter values are specific to the Task Type. Available parameters display for each specific task type. Parameters required are identified with an asterisk *. |
Note:
If the parameter specifies a text only entry, a cursor displays in the cell and you may type the data required. Otherwise use the drop-down menu box to display your options, such as dynamic date entry, file browse, or selecting an item. |
There are various ways to create a schedule to initiate task jobs. Schedules may run one time, use a Cron expression, or a Dynamic Date (Advanced).
| Field | TM Schedules Tab Description |
|---|---|
| Add | Use to add a new schedule within the selected job |
| Schedule Status | Use to enable or disable the selected schedule. |
| Description | This is generally the description used to describe the purpose or function of the selected schedule. This text has no impact on the operation of the Task or Task Schedule. |
| Schedule Type | Schedule types. Each type has its own way of defining when a "next run time" will happen. Choices are: One time, Advanced (Dynamic Date), Cron Expression. |
| Schedule Options | Schedule options display for each Schedule Type. |
| Next Run Time | Displays the next time the job will run based
on the schedule settings. If the defined schedule has no future
run time; for example, a One Time schedule set in the past,
the Next Run displays "Never” and means there will never
be a future run time for the Schedule as configured. Note:
Use the Next Run area to validate that you have correctly configured the schedule. |
| Don’t Run Before | Limits the effective start date of the Schedule. |
| Don’t Run After | Limits the lifetime of the Schedule. Combined with the No Run Before field, the schedule can be defined to only run for a defined period of time. |