Apple M9547Z/A Administration Guide - Page 108
Stopping a Currently Running Task, Getting Completed Task History, Saving a Task for Later Use
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Stopping a Currently Running Task If a task is in progress and Remote Desktop is still waiting for feedback from the client computers, you can stop the task. You use the Active Tasks list to stop the command in progress. To stop a currently running task: 1 Select the Active Tasks list. 2 Select the desired task in the Remote Desktop window. The task status and computers involved are shown in the Remote Desktop window. 3 Click the Stop button in the top-right of the main window. Getting Completed Task History After a task has received feedback from all the involved client computers, or they have experienced a communication timeout, the task is moved to the History list. The History list is located in the left side of the Remote Desktop window, and has a disclosure triangle to expand or hide the list. This list stays populated as long you've set in the Remote Desktop preferences. The History list can also be viewed in a separate window with the tasks sorted by date. To view a completed task history: m To view the history in the Remote Desktop window, open the History list by using the disclosure triangle and select the desired task. m To view the history in a new window, choose Window > Task History. The final task status and computers involved are shown in a separate window. Saving a Task for Later Use You may want to save a task for later, repeated use. If you find yourself repeating certain tasks, you can save those tasks and the information about which computers go with them. Observe and Control tasks cannot be saved. Saved tasks appear in a list on the left side of the Remote Desktop main window. To save a task for later use: 1 Open the task you want to save. For example, if you want to save a Copy Items task, select Manage > Copy Items. 2 Configure the task as desired. 3 Before executing the task, click Save. 4 Name the saved task. The task appears in a list on the left side of the Remote Desktop main window. 108 Chapter 8 Administering Client Computers