DeviceLock Reports : Report Creation Tasks : Managing Existing Tasks
  
Managing Existing Tasks
When the Relations Chart node or a report type is selected in the console tree, the details pane lists report creation tasks, with the following information on each task:
•Name - The name of the task.
•Status - One of the following:
•Waiting - Task is waiting for a subsequent run on a schedule.
•Running - Task is in progress.
•Finished - Last execution of the task successfully completed.
•Error - Task encountered an error.
•Schedule - Identifies the task schedule.
•Last Run Time - Date and time of the last run of this task.
The shortcut menu on a task provides the following commands:
•Edit Task - Opens the dialog boxes to view or change the settings of the selected task.
•Duplicate Task - Creates a new task with the settings copied from the selected task. The settings of the new task can be edited in the dialog boxes that appear.
•Delete Task/Delete Tasks - Deletes the selected task or tasks. Multiple tasks can be selected by using the Shift or Ctrl key. Deleting a task also deletes all its reports.
•Run Task/Run Tasks - Allows you to start the selected task or tasks by hand regardless of the schedule.
•Stop Task - Allows you to stop running the task that was started by hand.
•Refresh - Updates the list with the most recent information.
The commands on the shortcut menu can be used to:
•Run a task - Click Run Task. Running a task results in generating a new report. The Run Tasks command can be used to run multiple selected tasks at a time.
•View or change the report options for a task - Click Edit Task, and then view or change the options in the dialog box that appears (see Dialog box for configuring report options). When done, click Next, and then click Finish.
•View or change the name, schedule, or other options for a task - Right-click the task, click Edit Task, click Next, and then view or change the options in the dialog box that appears (see Dialog box for configuring task schedule and options). When done, click Finish.
The dialog boxes for editing tasks are almost the same as those for creating tasks. The only difference is that the dialog boxes for editing display the current settings, and allow you to make and apply your changes to the selected task instead of creating a new one.
•Create a new task by copying an existing one - Right-click the task to copy, click Duplicate Task, and then use the dialog boxes displayed by that command to view or change the settings for the new task (see Dialog box for configuring report options, Dialog box for configuring task schedule and options).
The dialog boxes for duplicating tasks are almost the same as those for creating tasks. The only difference is that the dialog boxes for duplicating are pre-populated with the settings copied from the selected task.
•Delete some tasks - Select one or more tasks, right-click the selection, and then click Delete Task (in the case of a single task) or Delete Tasks (in the case of multiple tasks). To select multiple tasks, use the Shift or Ctrl key. A task can be deleted even if it has any reports. In this case, the console prompts for confirmation and then deletes the task along with all its reports if the console user has confirmed their deletion.