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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.) 13. Select a custom query: From the ″Select a custom query to export as a file ″ drop-down menu select an option. 14. Click Submit. Editing a task When you edit a task, you are able to change any of the information used in creating the task, such as its menu name and description, whether and when it is scheduled, and target users or attached reports. To edit a 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 All Tasks. The All Tasks window opens. 3. Mark the check box of the task you would like to edit. 4. In the System Information Center menu bar, click Tasks and then click Edit Selected Task. The ″Edit task page″ window opens. 5. Edit the fields that have changed for that task. 6. Click Submit. Running a task You can run (or execute) tasks either manually or by using the Task Scheduler. This section describes the characteristics of the Task Scheduler as well as the procedures for running a task manually and running it through the Task Scheduler. If the Task Scheduler is set to run automatically, it will check the queue of scheduled tasks at a defined frequency and execute those ready to be run. After it executes tasks, it becomes dormant until the next time it needs to check for scheduled tasks. All tasks that are scheduled will be run at their appointed time (and depending how frequently the Task Scheduler checks for scheduled tasks). However, you can run a task at any time by manually selecting it to run. Running a task manually There are two different methods for running (or executing) an individual task manually: v Selecting it from the Tasks menu v Editing the task To run an individual task from the Tasks menu, complete the following procedure: 1. At the Logon window, type your User ID and Password. Click Submit. The System Information Center program is displayed. 30

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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.)
13.
Select
a
custom
query:
From
the
″
Select
a
custom
query
to
export
as
a
file
″
drop-down
menu
select
an
option.
14.
Click
Submit
.
Editing
a
task
When
you
edit
a
task,
you
are
able
to
change
any
of
the
information
used
in
creating
the
task,
such
as
its
menu
name
and
description,
whether
and
when
it
is
scheduled,
and
target
users
or
attached
reports.
To
edit
a
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
All
Tasks
.
The
All
Tasks
window
opens.
3.
Mark
the
check
box
of
the
task
you
would
like
to
edit.
4.
In
the
System
Information
Center
menu
bar,
click
Tasks
and
then
click
Edit
Selected
Task
.
The
″
Edit
task
page
″
window
opens.
5.
Edit
the
fields
that
have
changed
for
that
task.
6.
Click
Submit
.
Running
a
task
You
can
run
(or
execute)
tasks
either
manually
or
by
using
the
Task
Scheduler.
This
section
describes
the
characteristics
of
the
Task
Scheduler
as
well
as
the
procedures
for
running
a
task
manually
and
running
it
through
the
Task
Scheduler.
If
the
Task
Scheduler
is
set
to
run
automatically,
it
will
check
the
queue
of
scheduled
tasks
at
a
defined
frequency
and
execute
those
ready
to
be
run.
After
it
executes
tasks,
it
becomes
dormant
until
the
next
time
it
needs
to
check
for
scheduled
tasks.
All
tasks
that
are
scheduled
will
be
run
at
their
appointed
time
(and
depending
how
frequently
the
Task
Scheduler
checks
for
scheduled
tasks).
However,
you
can
run
a
task
at
any
time
by
manually
selecting
it
to
run.
Running
a
task
manually
There
are
two
different
methods
for
running
(or
executing)
an
individual
task
manually:
v
Selecting
it
from
the
Tasks
menu
v
Editing
the
task
To
run
an
individual
task
from
the
Tasks
menu,
complete
the
following
procedure:
1.
At
the
Logon
window,
type
your
User
ID
and
Password.
Click
Submit
.
The
System
Information
Center
program
is
displayed.
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