Displaying event information

To display information about an event:

  1. Select Event | Information.

    The Information window is displayed, describing specific information about your event. If you specified a condition, said condition will be tested and results of that test are also displayed. The following table describes the fields on this window.

    Field name

    Description

    Description

    Description displayed in the main window.

    Working Directory

    Directory defined in the action tab page.

    Command Line

    Defined in the action tab page.

    Last Scheduled

    Last known scheduled time before the application rescheduled this event.

    Next Scheduled

    Date and time for this event to be run.

    Last Executed

    Actual date and time the application ran this event automatically. This date and time may not be identical to the last scheduled information because of any number of reasons

    Frequency

    How often this event is scheduled to run.

    Condition

    Condition that Scheduler is testing.

    Condition Status

    Current logical status of the condition that Scheduler is testing.

The following table lists the menu items on the Event menu.

Menu item

Description

Add

Adds a new event to the current schedule

Edit

Edits the currently selected event and displays the Edit Event window

Copy

Copies the selected event and displays the Edit Event window

Delete

Deletes the selected eventNote: Use caution when using the Delete Directory command. There is no confirmation message

Enable/Disable Event

Enables or disables an event

Information

Displays detailed information about the currently selected event

Set Event Defaults

Allows you to define a default event, which defines the values that each event will start with

Launch

Runs the currently selected eventNote: Use the Launch option when testing an event or to have a process run immediately. When using the Launch command the event’s next schedule date is not updated. Also, none of the event properties (e.g., logging to file, disable after execution, prompt before executions, etc.) are enabled when using this option.

Auto Launch

Immediately launches the currently selected event as though it had been launched automatically by the Scheduler. This means the event will update its schedule, log to file, and so on, as specified in its event options.

Reschedule

Used to quickly re-schedule the event for the next schedule time without having to edit the event

Stop Sending Keys

Terminates the sending of keystrokes by the Scheduler module