To add a new task to the scheduler, follow these steps:
Click the Scheduler icon.
The Scheduler Administrator window displays.
Pull down the Task menu.
Select the Add option.
The Add Task window displays with the Task tab active.
Enter a name for the new task in the Name entry box.
Click the Add button.
The Select Command Type window displays.
On the left panel, select a category for the first command to be entered in the new task.
On the right panel, select an available command.
Each command specifies an action.
Click the Next button at the bottom of the Select Command Type window.
For some commands, an additional window displays. Fill in the needed information and click the OK button.
Each of these windows is described later in this chapter.
The command is displayed in the Commands panel of the Add Task window.
You can optionally test an individual listed command
by highlighting it and clicking the Test Line button.
Repeat steps 7 through 12 to add additional commands to the new task.
Most practical tasks require several commands.
Click the Schedule tab on the Add Task window.
Select a frequency for your event from the Frequency pull down list.
One time
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Holidays
On Condition
The contents of the Properties panel changes based on
this choice.
Enter the Next Scheduled date and time.
Enter the choices in the Properties in the Properties panel. Note that you can refine these choices with the Advance Scheduling button. The Now button sets the date and time to the current date and time.
Enter choices in the display for the Options tab.
If you are scheduling a task based on a condition, enter choices on the Condition tab.
Optionally test your new task by returning to the Task
tab and clicking the Test Task button.
To set user name and password for Windows NT/2000, click on the NT Resources tab.
Use the Owner panel to select the origin of a task launch. Choose Run as system or Run as User. If you select Run as User, provide the user name and password.
If the user login is from a domain server, add the domain
server name before the user’s log in name using the syntax domainname\username.
Selct “Allow program to interact with Desktop” to allow the task to display information to the window.
Click OK. The new task is created and it is added to the list of tasks on the Administrator window.
