About Tasks in the Advanced Scheduling Tool

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The Task option allows you to select what the schedule will run to obtain the report to be distributed and for WebFOCUS procedures (FEXs), such as whether or not to burst the report. In the Advanced Scheduling tool, you can set multiple tasks for the Email and Printer distribution methods. For more information, see About Tasks in the Basic Scheduling Tool.

The following image shows the Task tab in the Advanced Scheduling tool when you click the New drop-down list.

new drop-down list

To create a Task, if applicable, verify the Path, Procedure, Server Name, Execution ID, and Password. For Report Properties, indicate if you want to burst the report (FEX) output. Optionally, select the Override the Format Specified in the Procedure check box to override the format specified in the procedure with a selection from the drop-down list. The following image shows the Task dialog box for a WebFOCUS Report task.

You can also use parameters when populating certain fields in this dialog box, as shown in the following image.

The Task dialog box for a WebFOCUS Report and a WebFOCUS Server Report displays three tabs.
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Disabling Tasks Within a Schedule

How to:

When working with an established schedule, you can disable one or more tasks within that schedule. You can also create a new schedule with multiple tasks and then disable one or more of those tasks, as needed. For more information, see How to Create a Schedule in the Advanced Scheduling Tool.

Note: This procedure applies to schedules that have multiple tasks. If you disable all tasks in a schedule, the schedule is disabled.
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Procedure: How to Disable Tasks Within a Schedule
  1. Using the Advanced Scheduling tool, create or open a schedule with multiple tasks.
  2. On the ribbon, in the Show group, click Tasks.
    1. If you are creating a schedule with new tasks, click New. For more information, see About Tasks in the Advanced Scheduling Tool.
    2. If you are editing an existing schedule that already has multiple tasks defined, select a task from the list and click Edit.
  3. In the Task dialog box, clear the Enabled check box, as shown in the following image.

  4. Click OK.
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