5.3 Task Histories view

Use the Task Histories view to check the histories representing the tasks for which processing has been terminated (by normal completion, failure, or cancellation).

To display the Task Histories view, select the History menu in the left pane of the Tasks window.

Figure 5-5 Task Histories view

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The following items are displayed in this view:

Task Histories

A list of task history entries is displayed here. The list can be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking the title of an item (column). The items to be displayed in the list can be selected by using the Column Settings dialog box. By default, a maximum of 30,000 entries can be managed.

Table 5-5 Items displayed in the task history list (Task Histories view)

Display item	Displayed by default	Description
Task	Yes	Displays the name of each task.
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 in 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 date and time of service submission.
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

Delete Histories button: If you select a history entry and then click this button, the Delete Task Histories dialog box appears. You can also select multiple entries.; Clicking the OK button in the Delete Task Histories dialog box causes the selected history entries to be deleted.

Organization of this section: 5.3.1 Delete Task Histories dialog box