5.2 Tasks view

Use the Tasks view to check the information on tasks processed by JP1/AO or to terminate the tasks.

To display the Tasks view, select the category of tasks in the left pane of the Tasks window.

Figure 5-2 Tasks view

The following items are displayed in this view:

Tasks

The information on tasks belonging to the category selected in the left pane is displayed in list format. The list can be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking the title of an item (column). The items to be displayed can be selected by using the Column Settings dialog box. By default, a maximum of 5,000 tasks can be managed.

Table 5-1 Items displayed in the Tasks list (Tasks view)

Display item	Displayed by default	Description
Task	Yes	Displays the name of each task. If you click task, the Task Details dialog box appears.
Status	Yes	Displays the current status of each task.
Scheduled Time	No	Displays the scheduled time for starting each task.
Start Time	Yes	Displays the date and time of starting each task.
End Time	Yes	Displays the date and time of ending each task. For tasks that have been canceled due to a schedule cancellation or restoration operation, the date and time of this operation is displayed here.
Type	Yes	Displays the type of each task, such as an immediate task or a recurring task.
ID	No	Displays the ID of each task.
Description	Yes	Displays a brief description of each task.
Service	No	Displays the name of the service that generated the task.
Resource Group	No	Displays the resource group to which the task is registered.
Category	Yes	Displays the name of the category to which the service that generated the task belongs.
Submitted By	Yes	Displays the name of the individual who executed the service that generated the task.
Submitted At	No	Displays the date and time of service submission.
Recurrence Pattern	No	Displays the recurrence pattern.
Recurrence Time	No	Displays the recurrence time.
Recurrence Start	No	Displays the start date of recurrence.
Configuration Type	No	Displays the service template configuration type.

Legend:

Yes: Displayed by default, No: Hidden by default

Enter Response button

If you select a task waiting for a response and then click this button, the Respond dialog box appears.

Show Task Details button

If you select a task from Tasks and then click this button, the Task Details dialog box for the selected task appears.

More Actions menu

If you select a task from Tasks and then click this menu, the items described below appear. You can select multiple tasks at a time.

• Suspend Schedules
  If you select a scheduled task or a recurring task that is in a waiting state and then click this item, the Suspend Schedules dialog box appears. Clicking the OK button in the Suspend Schedules dialog box causes the selected task to be put on hold.
  
• Resume Schedules
  If you select a task on hold and then click this item, the Resume Schedules dialog box appears. Clicking the OK button in the Resume Schedules dialog box causes the selected task to enter a waiting state if it is not past the scheduled time for starting the task, or to enter a canceled state if it is past the scheduled time for starting the task.
  
• Cancel Schedules
  If you select a scheduled task or a recurring task in a waiting state or a task on hold and then click this item, the Cancel Schedules dialog box appears. Clicking the OK button in the Cancel Schedules dialog box causes the selected task to be canceled.
  
• Stop Tasks
  If you select a task in progress, a task waiting for a response, or a task for which abnormality has been detected and then click this item, the Stop Tasks dialog box appears. Clicking the OK button in the Stop Tasks dialog box causes the selected task to enter a terminated state and then a failed state.
  
• Resubmit
  If you select a task in a terminated, failed, or canceled state and then click this item, the Submit Service dialog box appears. You can only select one task at a time. Check the setting in the Submit Service dialog box and then click the Show Plan button. The Plan Summary dialog box appears. To create a new task according to the specified setting, click the Submit button in the Plan Summary dialog box.
  
• Archive Tasks
  If you select a task in a terminated, failed, or canceled state and then click this item, the Archive Tasks dialog box appears. Clicking the OK button in the Archive Tasks dialog box causes the selected task to be deleted from Tasks, which is then added to the list of histories as a task history.
  

Organization of this section

5.2.1 Task Details dialog box

5.2.2 Respond dialog box