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Clear All Dependencies | Workflow tasks only: Clears all dependencies (predecessors, resources, and exclusive) of a task instance (see Clearing All Dependencies of a Task Instance). | ||||||
Clear Exclusive | Clears mutually exclusive dependencies of a task instance (see Clearing Mutually Exclusive Dependencies of a Task Instance). | ||||||
Clear Predecessors | Workflow tasks only: Clears predecessor dependencies of a task instance (see Clearing Predecessor Dependencies of a Task Instance). | ||||||
Clear Resources | Clears resource dependencies of a task instance (see Clearing Resource Dependencies of a Task Instance). | ||||||
Clear Time/Wait Delay | Clears all Wait To Start and Delay On Start specifications for this task instance (see Clearing Time Wait/Delay Specifications of a Task Instance). | ||||||
Force Finish | Places a task instance into the Finished status (see Force Finishing a Task Instance), including a task instance in a completed workflow (status = Success, Finished, Skipped). | ||||||
Force Finish (Halt) | Places a task instance into the Finished status (see Force Finishing (Halt) a Task Instance), including a task instance in a completed workflow (status = Success, Finished, Skipped). | ||||||
Force Finish/Cancel | Cancels a task and places it into the Finished status (see Force Finish/Cancelling a Task Instance); including a task instance in a completed workflow (status = Success, Finished, Skipped). | ||||||
Force Finish/Cancel (Halt) | Cancels a task and places it into the Finished status (see Force Finish/Cancelling (Halt) a Task Instance). | ||||||
Hold | Temporarily prevents a task instance from running (see Putting a Task Instance on Hold). | ||||||
Release | Removes a task instance from being on Hold (see Releasing a Task Instance from Hold). | ||||||
Release Recursive | Workflow tasks only: Removes a workflow and its task instances from being on Hold (see Releasing a Task Instance from Hold). | ||||||
Re-run | Not applicable for Workflow tasks: Re-runs a task instance (see Re-running a Task Instance), including a task instance in a completed workflow (status = Success, Finished, Skipped). | ||||||
Re-run (Suppress Intermediate Failures) | Not applicable for Workflow tasks: Re-runs a task instance (see Re-running a Task Instance) specifying that intermediate failures be suppressed, including a task instance in a completed workflow (status = Success, Finished, Skipped). | ||||||
Retrieve Output | Retrieves output (Standard Output and/or Standard Error, or in the case of z/OS, the Job Log) for any running or completed task instance, limited to the following supported task types:
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Set Completed | Sets a Manual Task instance instance to the Success status. | ||||||
Set Priority | Sets the priority of a task instance in Started, Running, or Queued status to High, Medium, or Low (see Changing the Priority of a Task Instance). | ||||||
Set Started | Resets the Started Time of a Manual Task instance instance. | ||||||
Skip | Disregards a task instance (see Skipping a Task Instance). | ||||||
Skip Path | Disregards a task instance and all of its dependent task instances (see Skipping a Task Instance). | ||||||
Unskip | Removes the Skip status of a task instance (see Unskipping a 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:
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. |
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Step 2 | Click Commands and then click the command that you want to issue against the selected task instance. |
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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. |
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Step 2 | Click Commands and then click the command that you want to issue against the workflow task instance. |
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Set the Task Launch Reason Required system property to true to add a required launch reason field to the manual launch command of a task or trigger. These details will be added to the Notes section of the task instance details.
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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. | |||||
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Step 2 | Either:
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Step 3 | Select either:
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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. |
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Step 2 | Either:
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Step 1 | Display the task you want to launch. |
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Step 2 | Access the Action menu. |
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). |
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:
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. |
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:
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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Step 1 | Select the task instance for which you want to set the priority. |
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Step 2 | Right-click the task instance and, on the Action menu, select the priority level. |
Step 3 | When the Set Priority command has been executed, the Controller displays the following message at the bottom of the list: |
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