Managing Tasks in the Task Tables

You can manage tasks in the task tables according to your requirements. For example, you can run a scheduled task immediately, or stop a running task.

Below is a list of the sections covered in this topic:

Performing Common Tasks
Managing Tasks in the Scheduled Table
Managing Tasks in the Running Table
Managing Tasks in the Completed Table
Managing Tasks in the Background Tasks Table

Performing Common Tasks

Some task management operations are common to the task tables.

If you want to	Then do
Select a task	Select in the row that the task is in.
Select multiple tasks	Select the rows that the tasks are in while holding the Ctrl button.
Remove a task	Select the task row and select Edit > Delete on the task bar of the My Tasks page. Select the task row, right-click in the row and select Delete from the shortcut menu. Put the mouse pointer over the task row and select the Delete button on the floating toolbar.

Managing Tasks in the Scheduled Table

If you want to	Then do
Create a new scheduled task	Select New Schedule on the task bar of the My Tasks page, then in the New Schedule dialog, specify how to create the task: by selecting a report or by importing a script file.
Run a task immediately	Select the task row and select Run on the task bar of the My Tasks page. Select the task row, right-click in the row and select Run from the shortcut menu. Put the mouse pointer over the task row and select the Run button on the floating toolbar.
Duplicate a task	Select the task row and select Edit > Copy on the task bar of the My Tasks page. Select the task row, right-click in the row and select Copy from the shortcut menu. Put the mouse pointer over the task row and select the Copy button on the floating toolbar.
Enable a task	Select the task row and select Edit > Enable on the task bar of the My Tasks page. Select the task row, right-click in the row and select Enable from the shortcut menu. Put the mouse pointer over the task row and select the Enable button on the floating toolbar.
Disable a task	Select the task row and select Edit > Disable on the task bar of the My Tasks page. Select the task row, right-click in the row and select Disable from the shortcut menu. Put the mouse pointer over the task row and select the Disable button on the floating toolbar. The disabled task will not be performed until you enable it again.
Export a scheduled task to a script on disk	See Importing and Exporting Scheduled Tasks for details.
Import a scheduled task from a script saved on disk	See Importing and Exporting Scheduled Tasks for details.

Notes:

You can perform the Run action on a disabled scheduled task.
When copying a disabled scheduled task or exporting it to script, the disabled state will not be included since it is not a property of the task.

Managing Tasks in the Running Table

If you want to

Then do

Stop a task that is running

Select the task row and select Stop on the task bar of the My Tasks page.
Select the task row, right-click in the row and select Stop from the shortcut menu.
Put the mouse pointer over the task row and select the Stop button on the floating toolbar.

Note: When you stop a bursting task from running, some sub tasks in the bursting task may have already been finished, so some results may have been sent to some recipients.

View parameter information

Refer to the Parameters column of the Running table.

Managing Tasks in the Completed Table

If you want to

Then do

View detailed task run information

Select the schedule name of the task.
Select the task row and select Edit > Details on the task bar of the My Tasks page.
Select the task row, right-click in the row and select Details from the shortcut menu.
Put the mouse pointer over the task row and select the Details button on the floating toolbar.

The Result Details table is then displayed which contains the following information:

Task ID	Displays the task ID.
Report	Displays on which report the task is based.
Publish Type	Displays the publish types of the task.
Result	Displays the results of the task. For results of the To Version publish type, you can select the links to view the results. To view a page report result, necessary permissions are required. Select here for more information.
Is Successful	Displays whether or not the task is successful.
Details	Displays the locations of the results.

View parameter information

Refer to the Parameters column of the Completed table.

Managing Tasks in the Background Tasks Table

If you want to	Then do
Stop a running task submitted using Background Run mode	Select the task row and select Edit > Stop on the task bar of the My Tasks page. Select the task row, right-click in the row and select Stop from the shortcut menu. Put the mouse pointer over the task row and select the Stop button on the floating toolbar.
Restart a stopped task	Select the task row and select Edit > Restart on the task bar of the My Tasks page. Select the task row, right-click in the row and select Restart from the shortcut menu. Put the mouse pointer over the task row and select the Restart button on the floating toolbar.
View parameter information	Refer to the Parameters column of the Background Tasks table.

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