Task Scheduler

Screen Description

The Task Scheduler page can be used to schedule periodic execution of the existing Scripts within the current academic session.

Task Scheduler

Details

Each task has the following properties

Name
- Task name
Owner
- Administrative user who created the task
Script
- Script to be periodically executed
Parameters
- Script parameters (depending on the script)
Dates
- Dates when the script is to be executed
Time
- Start time
Status
- Created … a task execution has been created and is scheduled to be executed
- Queued … a task execution is queued for the execution (only one script can be running at a time)
- Running … a task execution is being executed
- Finished … a task execution has finished
- Failed … a task execution has failed

It is possible to roll scheduled tasks from one academic session to the next using the Roll Forward Session page. The dates are relative to the academic session start date.

Operations

The table can be sorted by any of its columns, just by clicking on the column header and the sorting option that opens.

Task Details

More details can be seen when clicking on a task, including the log and output files for the executions that have already finished. This will show the Task Details page.

Add Task

Click the Add New button to create a new task

Task Scheduler

Click Save to create a new task
Click Back to close the Add Task dialog without making any changes

Refresh

Click the Refresh button to refresh the page