Planning Tasks

Task Planner can be defined as a time based planner used for triggering life cycle operations at specific points in time. : start SAP system CRM at 8:00 am daily.

You can schedule operations for both adaptive-enabled and traditionally installed systems using Task Planner.

There are two types of tasks that you can perform using the Task Planner.

Mass Action Task

The mass action task simultaneously executes single operation on multiple services, systems, and pools. The ACC application computes the dependencies between the services at the task execution start time. If the checks (For example: service dependency, resource availability) are not met, then the whole task execution fails.

Sequential Actions Task

The sequential actions task executes different operations on multiple services sequentially. While creating the task, ensure that the services are arranged in the order in which they should be executed. Since the task execution happens sequentially on the services, the operation execution fails only on the service which does not meet the checks (For example: service dependency, resource availability).

The key benefits of Task Plannerinclude:

Operations can be executed automatically
Tasks can be executed once or in an recurring mode
Existing tasks can be updated

Procedure

Scheduling a Task

There are two types of tasks that you can perform using the Task Planner.

Mass Action Task

From the Task Planner Overview area choose Mass Action Task.
The Task Definition tab is displayed.
Define the attributes for the mass action task in the Task Definition tab.
More information: Scheduling a Task

Sequential Actions Task

From the Task Planner Overview area choose Sequential Actions Task.
The Task Definition tab is displayed.
Define the attributes for the sequential action task in the Task Definition tab.
More information: Scheduling a Task

Viewing Task Details

In the Task Planner Overview area, choose the relevant task.
The basic information about the task is displayed in the Task Planner Overview area.

The task details are displayed in the Task Details tab area.
If you want to view tasks based on their status:
1. Select the relevant option from Showdropdown list.
  
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  By default, all the tasks (Executed, Successful, Failed, and Future) are displayed in the Task Planner overview area.
  
  The task details are displayed in the Task Planner Overviewarea.
  
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  The Show option defines the first filtering set. The Find option defines a subset of the Show selection.
  
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If you want to view tasks based on the attributes such as task name, date, and so on:
1. Select the relevant option from Finddropdown list.
2. Enter the input filter string.
  
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  The asterisk (*) can be used to represent several characters and the question mark (?) can be used to represent a single character. The filter is not case sensitive.
  
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3. Choose Goor press ENTER.
  The task details are displayed in the Task Planner view.

Editing a Task

Choose the relevant task in the Task Plannerview.
In the Task Detailstab, choose Edit.
Edit the information in the Task Definitiontab.

Removing a Task

Choose the tasks to be removed from the Task Planner view.

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You can only cancel a scheduled task or remove a executed task from the Task Planner list. A task that is in running or executing status cannot be removed.

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Choose Remove task.
A popup is displayed. Choose OK to confirm the remove action.

Viewing Logs

Select a task from the Task Planner list for which you want to view the logs.
Choose Logs tab from the Task Details view.
The Controller Logs tab area is displayed.

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Once the task execution happens, the corresponding logs appears in the logs tab area.

More information: Working with Controller Logs

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