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Issuing Commands from the Activity Monitor
Issuing Commands from the Activity Monitor
Issuing Commands from the Activity Monitor


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Issue a Command Against a Single Task Instance

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Issuing Commands from the Task Instances List
Issuing Commands from the Task Instances List
Issuing Commands from the Task Instances List


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Issue a Command Against a Single Task Instance

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If you want to receive a confirmation message after issuing a command but before the command is performed, set the System Default Confirm Task Instance Commands Universal Controller system property to Yes (the default is No).

For example:

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Issue a Command Against a Task Instance within the Workflow

Step 1

Right-click the task instance to display a pop-up menu of commands appropriate for the selected task instance.

Step 2

Click Commands and then click the command that you want to issue against the selected task instance.

For example:
 

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Issue a Command Against the Workflow Task Instance

Step 1

Right-click the Workflow Monitor canvas to display a pop-up menu of commands appropriate for the workflow task instance.

Step 2

Click Commands and then click the command that you want to issue against the workflow task instance.

For example:
 

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Commands Supported for Task Instance Statuses
Commands Supported for Task Instance Statuses
Commands Supported for Task Instance Statuses

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Step 1

From the Automation Center navigation pane, select Tasks > <type of task>. The Tasks list for that task type displays.

Step 2

Either:

  • Right-click a single task.
  • Ctrl-click multiple tasks, release the Ctrl key, and right-click any of the selected tasks.

An Action menu displays.
 
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Step 3

Select either:

Launch Task with Variables

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If you selected multiple tasks, Launch with Variables is disabled.

 
Universal Controller creates an instance of each selected task and runs it.

Step 4

To view Details about running task instances, select Task Instances > Activity from the Automation Center navigation pane and click on the task instance.

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Step 1

Select the task you want to launch.

Step 2

Either:

Action menu

Launch Task with Variables

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Launch a Task Manually with Temporary Variable Values

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Step 1

Display the task you want to launch.

Step 2

Access the Action menu.
 
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Step 3

Select Launch Task with Variables.... The Launch Task (with Variables) dialog displays. Any variables attached to this task automatically are displayed in alphabetic order (a-z).
 
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Step 4

As needed, set the variable values or add new variables.

Step 5

If you want to put the task instance in held status when the task is started, select Hold on Start.  A Hold Reason field then displays which allows you to enter information about why the task will be put on hold when it starts.

Step 6

If the task is a Workflow (as shown here), and:

Task Timezone Preference

Task Timezone Preference


Time Zone lets you select a time zone for this specific launch of the Workflow so that it runs, and evaluates both Run Criteria and Execution Restrictions, according to that time zone.
 
By default, the value of Time Zone is Server.

Step 7

When you are finished, click Submit. The Controller populates the variables with the values you supplied and launches the task.

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When you select to launch a task, a dialog displays that ask you to confirm that task that you want to launch:

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You also can launch a task that you have modified without saving the modifications.

When you select to launch a modified but unsaved task (single task only), the confirmation dialog specifies that you are about to launch a task with unsaved modifications:

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Changing the Priority of a Task Instance
Changing the Priority of a Task Instance
Changing the Priority of a Task Instance

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Step 1

Select the task instance for which you want to set the priority.

Step 2

Right-click the task instance and, on the Action menu, select the priority level.
 
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Step 3

When the Set Priority command has been executed, the Controller displays the following message at the bottom of the list:
 
Command Set Priority <High/Medium/Low> successfully against task instance <name>.

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