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Manually adding a scheduled task

To add a new scheduled task without a Scheduler template:

  1. In the Scheduler module, go to the list tab.

  2. Click the Add button.

    Note

    If you want to make a task that is very similar to an existing task, you can also select the existing task and click the Duplicate button. In the same manner, you can also edit existing tasks with the Edit button, or delete them with the Delete button.

  3. In the general tab, enter a name and a description.

  4. If you want the task to be immediately enabled, make sure the Enabled checkbox is selected.

  5. Click Next to go to the schedule tab.

  6. Under Schedule, specify at which interval the task has to be executed: once, daily, weekly or monthly.

  7. Under Time of execution, specify when the task has to be executed. Depending on the interval, different options will be available.

    Note

    Within the tasks list itself, it is also possible to immediately execute any of the existing tasks, regardless of what interval and timing has been configured for them. To do so, select the task and click the Execute button.

  8. Click Next to go to the actions tab.

  9. Under Actions, click Add and select which action should be executed:

    • Information: Specify a message that will appear as an information event at the scheduled time.
    • SMS: Specify a text message that will be sent to the cellphone of a contact person.
    • Email: Compose an email message, optionally including a dashboard or (legacy) report.
    • Upload report to FTP: Specify an FTP server, and a dashboard or (legacy) report to upload to it. For more detailed information, see Upload report to FTP.
    • Upload report to shared folder: Specify a shared folder, and dashboard or (legacy) report to upload to it. For more detailed information, see Upload report to shared folder.
    • Script: Select an existing Automation script to be executed at the scheduled time. For more information on the script execution options, see Script execution options.
    Note
    • To attach a report to an email message as a separate PDF, select both Plain text and Include report or dashboard.
    • If you want to specify multiple parameters for one element, service, or protocol version in a report or dashboard, assign them all within a single line.
    • For the Email action (if you add a dashboard or (legacy) report) or the Upload report action, an icon in front of each item in the list shows whether the item is a dashboard or a report. when you have selected a dashboard, you can click the Configure button to further configure the report based on the dashboard. See Generating a PDF report based on a dashboard using DataMiner Cube.

  10. To add more actions, repeat the previous step until all actions have been added.

  11. To also add a number of actions to be performed when the task is removed, select the option Execute final actions when the task is removed, and add the necessary actions below it. These actions will then be executed when the task reaches its end time or when it has been executed for the last time.

  12. When all the necessary actions have been added, click OK.

    The task will now be displayed in the task list.

    Note
    • To see tasks that have already been executed, select the Show finished tasks option in the lower left corner.
    • To quickly find a particular task in the list, use the filter box in the top-right corner.
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