Tasks

A task is an instance of an executed object or of an object that is currently being executed. Task have defining properties such as runID (unique number that identifies an execution or run), object type, start time, end time, activation status, current status, and so forth. Every instance of an executed object is a task. That is, if an object is executed 10 times, this creates 10 different tasks, each of them with its own properties.

There are different types of tasks for different types of objects. Some objects, when executed, create stand-alone tasks, for example Jobs, File Transfers or Scripts. Others, such as Workflows or Schedules, integrate stand-alone objects within themselves to automate or sequence workload processing. When they are execute, they generate parent tasks (the Workflow or Schedule) and child tasks (the stand-alone tasks that they contain).

When tasks are executed, they go through various execution stages: Activation, Generation, Processing and Completion. For more information about what happens during each execution stage, see Executing Objects.

A task that is executing or that has been executed has a status. Depending on the rights that have been assigned to your User profile and on the status and type of a task, you have different types of actions that you can perform on it. For more information, see Task Status and Available Functions Depending on the Task Status.

You monitor and work with tasks from the following areas in the Automic Web Interface:

• Process Monitoring perspective

  This perspective displays the list of active and inactive tasks and provides comprehensive information about their execution. It gives you access to various tools to filter and group tasks and to all the commands you need to work with them.

• Activities Widget and Process Monitoring Widget in the Dashboards perspective

• Activities pane in My Catalog, see Walkthrough of the My Catalog Perspective