Modifying the Properties of a Scheduled Task 

Use

You use this procedure to further reduce the time interval to hours or minutes within a day to execute ConnTrans.

Procedure

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       1.      On the taskbar, choose Start ® Settings ® Control Panel.

The Control Panel window appears.

       2.      Double-click Scheduled Tasks.

The Scheduled Tasks window appears.

       3.      Right-click on the required task and choose Properties.

The properties dialog box appears.

       4.      Choose the Schedule tab.

       5.      Choose Advanced.

The Advanced Schedule Options dialog box appears.

       6.      Select Repeat task.

The Repeat task group box is enabled.

       7.      Enter the following details:

Field name	Description	Req./Opt./Dep.	User action and values	Comment
Every:	Specifies the duration of each instance of ConnTrans in hours or minutes		Enter a number and choose hours or minutes from the drop-down list.
Duration:	Indicates the duration of the repeated execution of ConnTrans		Enter 24 hours.
If the task is still running, stop it at this time	Stops the execution of ConnTrans automatically if ConnTrans continues to run beyond the specified duration		Select the option.

       8.      Choose OK.

       9.      Choose the Settings tab.

   10.      To stop the execution of ConnTrans before the next instance is invoked, under Scheduled Task Completed, select Stop the task if it runs for: and enter the required time duration.

The time duration specified in this field must be less than the actual duration of a particular instance of ConnTrans. For example, you schedule to execute ConnTrans every 2 hours. To ensure that a particular instance of ConnTrans stops before the next instance is invoked, you must select this option and specify a time duration, such as 1 hour and 58 minutes.

   11.      Choose OK.