Lenovo ThinkPad T40p IBM System Information Center Administrator's Guide - Page 36

Creating a task Tasks can be in the form of e-mails or CSV files and can be configured to be sent to individual users or to a group of target users who fulfill certain requirements. Additionally, you can specify tasks to upload asset information, generate and attach reports, and to only target specific user accounts. Creating an e-mail task To create an e-mail task, complete the following procedure: 1. At the Logon window, type your User ID and Password. Click Submit. The System Information Center program is displayed. 2. In the System Information Center menu bar, click Tasks, and then click Create New Task. The ″Edit task page″ window opens. 3. Select EMAIL from the Task Type drop-down menu. Note: Other task types appear in the list to allow for editing existing task schedules. Except for EMAIL and CSV_FILES, additional tasks of these types cannot be created. 4. Create a task name: Type a name you would like to assign to the task in the Name field. 5. Create a task description: Type a phrase or sentence that uniquely describes the functions of the task in the Description field. 6. Create a menu name: Type a menu name in the ″Menu name″ field. (This menu name will be added as an entry under the Tasks menu item.) 7. Select whether the task will be active: Using the Active? drop-down menu select an option. v If you would like the task to be ready to use as scheduled, click Yes. The window fields expand. Go to the next step. v If you would like the task to not be active, click No. Go to step 13 on page 29. 8. Select whether the task will be executed on a scheduled basis. Select an option from the Scheduled drop-down menu. v If you would like the task to be executed on a scheduled basis, click Yes. Go to the next step. v If you would like to create a task but not schedule it at this point, click No. Go to step 13 on page 29. 9. Select whether the task should only be run once. Select an option from the ″Run only once″ drop-down menu. v If you would like to execute the task only once, click Yes. (Once the task has been executed, the task will become inactive.) v If you do not want to execute the task only once, click No. 10. Create the start date and time: Type a start date and time in the StartDate field. You must enter this information in yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss format. A current start date and time is already entered in the StartDate field (based upon when you logged on or when you refreshed the window). 11. Create the end date and time: Type an end date and time in the End Date field. You must enter this information in yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss format. 12. Specify the frequency the task should be executed: Type a value in the Period field. The interval period used (hours, minutes, days) is based on the global interval period setting established during the System Information Center installation. (You can modify this in the ISIC.PROPERTIES file.) 28