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  Create a Maintenance Package Task

Use

This task automates data collection for your services. It consists of several steps:

  • Refresh service definitions from the master SAP Solution Manager system or SAP

  • Refresh sessions from all maintained systems

  • Delete old session and log data

Each step can also be a task.

Procedure

To create a maintenance package task:

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Task Next navigation step Create End of the navigation path .

    A dialog box is displayed.

  2. Choose Maintenance Package and Continue .

    A dialog box is displayed. The task-specific settings displayed here are drawn from the individual tasks.

  3. Schedule a time for the task, or select Now .

    Set defaults sets the scheduled time for the task to two minutes later, and re-reads the current task-specific settings.

    You can run the task periodically or once only. By default, the task runs once. To run the task periodically, choose Run task periodically .

  4. Choose Continue .

    A new background task is created and its task number is displayed.

To display the default settings for maintenance package tasks:

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Settings Next navigation step Task-specific End of the navigation path .

    A hierarchy of task-specific settings is displayed.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation path Task-specific settings Next navigation step Session Data Collection Next navigation step Maintenance Next navigation step Settings End of the navigation path .

  3. Click the Settings icon.

    A dialog box is displayed.

    You can display the settings for the following tasks: Refresh service definitions , Refresh sessions , and Delete old session and log data .

  4. To change the settings, choose Display <-> Change .

  5. To save your changes, choose Continue .

See also:

Task-specific Settings