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2. In the System Information Center menu bar, click Tasks. 3. Select the appropriate Tasks menu option. 4. Click the appropriate task. The task will run. To run a task by editing it (if the task is scheduled for a later time and you want it to run sooner, if the task is not scheduled, or if the task is inactive), 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. If the task you would like to execute is not active (a 0 appears in the Active column), you will need to continue with Step; otherwise, skip to Step 10. 4. In the System Information Center menu bar, click Tasks and then click Edit Selected Task. The ″Edit task page″ window opens. v If the task is not active: Select the drop-down menu next to Active? and select Yes. Additional fields will be displayed. v If the task is set to be run only once: Select the drop-down menu next to ″Run only once?″ and select No. 5. Schedule the task: Select Yes from the drop-down menu next to Scheduled?. 6. Edit 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). 7. Edit 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. 8. If necessary, edit the time period during which the server should check for scheduled tasks: Type a time period in the Period field. The time unit that is displayed is the interval period selected during installation. (You can modify this in the ISIC.PROPERTIES file.) 9. Click Submit. 10. In the System Information Center menu bar, click Tasks. 11. Select the appropriate Tasks menu option. 12. Click the appropriate task. The task will run. Running a task by using the Task Scheduler The Task Scheduler is the engine that executes tasks. The Task Scheduler can be configured to start automatically when the System Information Center server starts (for more information, see "Editing the ISIC.PROPERTIES file" on page 37). Otherwise, you can start the Task Scheduler using 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 Admin and then select Start Task Scheduler. The Task Scheduler will start and check all scheduled tasks to determine if they are due to be executed. The Task Scheduler will continue to check for scheduled tasks according to the frequency set during the System Information Center installation. To stop the Task Scheduler, complete the following procedure: Chapter 5. Performing System Information Center advanced functions 31

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2.
In
the
System
Information
Center
menu
bar,
click
Tasks
.
3.
Select
the
appropriate
Tasks
menu
option.
4.
Click
the
appropriate
task.
The
task
will
run.
To
run
a
task
by
editing
it
(if
the
task
is
scheduled
for
a
later
time
and
you
want
it
to
run
sooner,
if
the
task
is
not
scheduled,
or
if
the
task
is
inactive),
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.
If
the
task
you
would
like
to
execute
is
not
active
(a
0
appears
in
the
Active
column),
you
will
need
to
continue
with
Step;
otherwise,
skip
to
Step
10.
4.
In
the
System
Information
Center
menu
bar,
click
Tasks
and
then
click
Edit
Selected
Task
.
The
″
Edit
task
page
″
window
opens.
v
If
the
task
is
not
active:
Select
the
drop-down
menu
next
to
Active?
and
select
Yes
.
Additional
fields
will
be
displayed.
v
If
the
task
is
set
to
be
run
only
once:
Select
the
drop-down
menu
next
to
″
Run
only
once?
″
and
select
No
.
5.
Schedule
the
task:
Select
Yes
from
the
drop-down
menu
next
to
Scheduled?.
6.
Edit
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).
7.
Edit
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.
8.
If
necessary,
edit
the
time
period
during
which
the
server
should
check
for
scheduled
tasks:
Type
a
time
period
in
the
Period
field.
The
time
unit
that
is
displayed
is
the
interval
period
selected
during
installation.
(You
can
modify
this
in
the
ISIC.PROPERTIES
file.)
9.
Click
Submit
.
10.
In
the
System
Information
Center
menu
bar,
click
Tasks
.
11.
Select
the
appropriate
Tasks
menu
option.
12.
Click
the
appropriate
task.
The
task
will
run.
Running
a
task
by
using
the
Task
Scheduler
The
Task
Scheduler
is
the
engine
that
executes
tasks.
The
Task
Scheduler
can
be
configured
to
start
automatically
when
the
System
Information
Center
server
starts
(for
more
information,
see
“Editing
the
ISIC.PROPERTIES
file”
on
page
37).
Otherwise,
you
can
start
the
Task
Scheduler
using
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
Admin
and
then
select
Start
Task
Scheduler
.
The
Task
Scheduler
will
start
and
check
all
scheduled
tasks
to
determine
if
they
are
due
to
be
executed.
The
Task
Scheduler
will
continue
to
check
for
scheduled
tasks
according
to
the
frequency
set
during
the
System
Information
Center
installation.
To
stop
the
Task
Scheduler,
complete
the
following
procedure:
Chapter
5.
Performing
System
Information
Center
advanced
functions
31