Overview

The Remote File Monitor task allows you to monitor for a file on a remote machine where an FTP server is running. The Remote File Monitor connects to the FTP server rather than the machine's file system to monitor for files. The Remote File Monitor can be used only within a workflow; you cannot run a Remote File Monitor task based on a trigger. To run a Remote File Monitor task, you need Universal Agent to communicate with the FTP server. The Agent can, but does not have to be, running on the same machine as the FTP server.

In the following example, the user wants to monitor for a file on a remote FTP Server that has an Agent running on it. In this case, the login credentials for the Agent machine and the FTP server machine are the same.

In the following example, the user wants to monitor for a file on a remote FTP Server that does not have an Agent running on it. In this case, the Remote File Monitor task definition provides an address and login credentials for the machine where the Agent is running as well as address and login credentials for the FTP server.

Built-In Variables

The following built-in variables can be used in a Remote File Monitor task to pass data where appropriate:

Creating a Remote File Monitor Task

Step 1	From the Automation Center navigation pane, select Tasks > Remote File Monitor Tasks. The Remote File Monitor Tasks list displays a list of all currently defined Remote File Monitor tasks. To the right of the list, Remote File Monitor Task Details for a new Remote File Monitor task displays.
Step 2	Enter/select Details for a new Remote File Monitor task, using the field descriptions below as a guide. Required fields display an asterisk ( * ) after the field name. Default values for fields, if available, display automatically. To display more of the Details fields on the screen, you can either: Use the scroll bar. Temporarily hide the list above the Details. Click the button above the list to display a pop-up version of the Details.
Step 3	Click the button. The task is added to the database, and all buttons and tabs in the Task Details are enabled.

Note

To open an existing record on the list, either:

Click a record in the list to display its record Details below the list. (To clear record Details below the list, click the New button that displays above and below the Details.)
Clicking the Details icon next to a record name in the list, or right-click a record in the list and then click Open in the Action menu that displays, to display a pop-up version of the record Details.
Right-click a record in the a list, or open a record and right-click in the record Details, and then click Open In Tab in the Action menu that displays, to display the record Details under a new tab on the record list page (see Record Details as Tabs).

Remote File Monitor Task Details

The following Remote File Monitor Task Details is for an existing Remote File Monitor task.

Depending on the values that you enter / select for these fields, and whether or not the Remote File Monitor task has ever been launched, more (or less) fields may display. See the field descriptions, below, for a description of all fields that may display in the Remote File Monitor Task Details.

Remote File Monitor Task Details Field Descriptions

The following table describes the fields, buttons, and tabs that display in the Remote File Monitor Task Details.

Field Name	Description
General	This section contains general information about the task.
Name	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Version	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Description	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Member of Business Services	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Resolve Name Immediately	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Time Zone Preference	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Hold on Start	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Hold Reason	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Virtual Resource Priority	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Hold Resources on Failure	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Agent Details	This section contains assorted detailed information about the Agent / Agent Cluster selected for this task.
Cluster	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Agent	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Agent Variable	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Agent Cluster	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Agent Cluster Variable	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Broadcast	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Cluster Broadcast	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Cluster Broadcast Variable	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Credentials	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Credentials Variable	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Remote File Monitor Details	This section contains assorted detailed information about the task.
Monitor Type	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait until Satisfied	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Poll Interval (Seconds)	If Wait until Satisfied is enabled: Frequency, in seconds, in which the Remote File Monitor will check to see if the file exists or is missing.
Maximum Polls	If Wait until Satisfied is enabled: Maximum number of times that the Remote File Monitor will check to see if the file exists or is missing.
Stable (Seconds)	If Wait until Satisfied is enabled: Period of time, in seconds, during which the file has not changed. For a Remote File Monitor task, a file's stability depends on its size. If the file size displayed in the FTP/SFTP output does not change during the specified number of seconds, the file is considered stable. In order for the task to reliably monitor the file's stability, the task must display a file's size in a well-known location. This means that the file list returned in the output must be in Unix long-listing format, as follows: The task will only find the size if it is in the 5th column (for example, `12345` in the example above). The default file list format varies across different FTP client/server implementations, but most support additional commands that can force the output to the required format. The Additional FTP Commands field is provided to insert those statements into the FTP script that the file monitor task executes.
Server Type	Type of FTP server. Options: FTP SFTP FTPS FTPES Note The Remote File Monitor Task Exclude Protocols Universal Controller system property permits the exclusion of one or more, but not all, protocols (server types) from being selected.)
Additional FTP Commands	If Server Type is FTP, FTPS, or FTPES: Set of extra commands to be sent to the FTP server, such as optional statements that control the FTP output format. The Agent depends on the file list being in Unix "long" format (that is, what you would see if you entered "ls -l" from the command shell) in order to correctly and reliably parse out file name and size (when a Stable period is specified). If the FTP Server is configured to return a different format, the Server may support commands that alter the format. For example, the following statements may be used for a Remote File Monitor task executing against an IBM iSeries (AS/400) FTP Server to ensure a correctly formatted file list: site listfmt 1 site namefmt 1 If the Remote File Monitor task is executing against a Microsoft FTP Server and that Server is configured to return a file list in DOS format, the following statement will toggle the format to a Unix-style listing. site dirstyle Not all FTP client/server implementations provide statements that can alter the format of the ls command, which the Remote File Monitor task issues to generate the file listing. However, those implementations may support the dir command, which can return the file list in the correct format. If the dir command is specified in the Additional FTP Commands field, the Remote File Monitor task will use the results from that command to obtain the file sizes. In such cases, the FTP script will contain the dir and ls commands, but since statements in the Additional FTP Commands field are inserted into the script prior the ls command, the results from the dir command are parsed first. If the dir command is necessary to obtain the correct file list format, simply specify that command along with the same value specified in the Remote Filename field. For example, if Remote Filename is *`/uagtests/data/somefile.txt`*, enter the following in this field: dir /uagtests/data/somefile.txt This statement also can be used with other commands to get the correct output. For example, if a Windows FTP Server is configured to return file lists in Windows format, use site and dir commands together in this field: site dirstyle dir /uagtests/data/somefile*.txt Invalid statements or valid statements that do not control the file list format are ignored.
Transfer Mode	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Verify Host Name	If Server Type = FTPS or FTPES; Indication of whether to verify the DNS name or IP address of the FTP server's certificate against the host system.
Authenticate Peer	If Server Type = FTPES; Indication of whether to use a CA certificate configured in the agent to authenticate the FTP server's certificate.
Remote Server	Name or IP address of the remote server. This machine may or may not be the same as the Universal Agent machine. You also can specify a non-standard FTP, SFTP, FTPS, or FTPES port: port number separated from the host name with a colon: "some.server.com:2222".
FTP Credentials	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
FTP Credentials Variable	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Remote Filename	Path and file name on the remote server. Note If the task instance unexpectedly ends in Start Failure, review the Remote Filename for any leading or trailing whitespace (such as CRLF and CR), or any other unintended characters (such as extra slashes).
Use Regular Expression	Enables the use of a regular expression in the Remote Filename field.
Minimum File Size	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Minimum File Scale	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Job Card (z/OS only)	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait / Delay Options	This section contains specifications for waiting to start and/or delaying on start the task.
Wait To Start	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait Day Constraint	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait Duration In Seconds	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Delay On Start	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Delay Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Delay Duration In Seconds	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Workflow Only	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Time Options	This section contains time-related specifications for the task.
Late Start	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Start Type	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Start Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Start Day Constraint	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Start Nth Amount	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Start Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Type	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Offset Type	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Percentage Offset ( + )	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Duration Offset ( + )	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Duration Offset Unit	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Day Constraint	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Nth Amount	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Type	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Offset Type	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Percentage Offset ( - )	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Duration Offset ( - )	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Duration Offset Unit	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Day Constraint	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Nth Amount	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
User Estimated Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Critical Path Options	This section contains Critical Path-related specifications for the task.
CP Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
CP Duration (Resolved)	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
CP Duration Unit	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Workflow Execution Options	This section contains Execution Restriction specifications for the task if it is within a Workflow.
Execution Restriction	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Restriction Period	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Before Date	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Before Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
After Date	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
After Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Date List	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Statistics	This section contains time-related statistics for task instances of the task.
First Execution	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Last Execution	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Last Instance Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Lowest Instance Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Average Instance Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Highest Instance Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Number of Instances	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Metadata	This section contains Metadata information about this record.
UUID	Universally Unique Identifier of this record.
Updated By	Name of the user that last updated this record.
Updated	Date and time that this record was last updated.
Created By	Name of the user that created this record.
Created	Date and time that this record was created.
Buttons	This section identifies the buttons displayed above and below the Task Details that let you perform various actions.
Save	Saves a new task record in the Controller database.
Save & New	Saves a new record in the Controller database and redisplays empty Details so that you can create another new record.
Save & View	Saves a new record in the Controller database and continues to display that record.
New	Displays empty (except for default values) Details for creating a new task.
Update	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Launch Task	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
View Parents	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Copy	Creates a copy of this task, which you are prompted to rename.
Delete	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found. Note You cannot delete a task if it is either: Specified in an enabled Trigger. The only task specified in a disabled Trigger.
Refresh	Refreshes any dynamic data displayed in the Details.
Close	For pop-up view only; closes the pop-up view of this task.
Tabs	This section identifies the tabs across the top of the Task Details that provide access to additional information about the task.
Variables	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Actions	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Virtual Resources	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Mutually Exclusive	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Instances	Lists all instances of the task.
Triggers	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Notes	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Versions	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.

Viewing a Remote File Monitor Task Instance

When a Remote File Monitor task is launched, the Controller creates a task instance record of that task.

A task instance contains detailed information about a single execution of that task.

You can access a task instance from:

Instances tab on the Remote File Monitor Task Details for that task
Activity Monitor
Task Instances list

Remote File Monitor Task Instance Details

The following Remote File Monitor Task Instance Details contains information on the execution of the task shown in the Remote File Monitor Task Details.

Remote File Monitor Task Instance Details Field Descriptions

The following table describes the fields, buttons, and tabs that display in Remote File Monitor Task Instance Details.

Field Name	Description
General	This section contains general information about the task instance.
Instance Name	Name of this task instance.
Instance Number	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Description	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Member of Business Services	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Task	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Source Version	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Launch Source	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Source Instance	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Invoked by	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Execution User	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Calendar	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Time Zone Preference	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Virtual Resource Priority	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Hold Resources on Failure	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Status	This section contains information about the current status of the task instance.
Status	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Exit Code	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Status Description	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Operational Memo	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Evaluation Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Critical	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Critical Endpoint	Indicates that this task was defined as a Critical Endpoint of a Critical Path in a workflow.
Wait Until Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Queued Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Trigger Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Launch Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Start Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
End Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Agent Details	This section contains assorted detailed information about the Agent / Agent Cluster selected for this task.
Cluster	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Agent	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Agent Variable	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Agent Cluster	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Agent Cluster Variable	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Credentials	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Credentials Variable	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Remote File Monitor Details	This section contains assorted detailed information about the task instance.
Monitor Type	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait until Satisfied	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Poll Interval (Seconds)	If Wait until Satisfied is enabled: Frequency, in seconds, in which the Remote File Monitor will check to see if the file exists or is missing.
Maximum Polls	If Wait until Satisfied is enabled: Maximum number of times that the Remote File Monitor will check to see if the file exists or is missing.
Stable (Seconds)	If Wait until Satisfied is enabled: Period of time, in seconds, during which the file has not changed. For a Remote File Monitor task, a file's stability depends on its size. If the file size displayed in the FTP/SFTP output does not change during the specified number of seconds, the file is considered stable. In order for the task to reliably monitor the file's stability, the task must display a file's size in a well-known location. This means that the file list returned in the output must be in Unix long-listing format, as follows: `-rwxr-xr-x 1 owner group 12345 Jan 1 2016 somefile.txt` The task will only find the size if it is in the 5th column (for example, `12345` in the example above). The default file list format varies across different FTP client/server implementations, but most support additional commands that can force the output to the required format. The Additional FTP Commands field is provided to insert those statements into the FTP script that the file monitor task executes.
Server Type	Type of FTP server. Options: FTP SFTP FTPS FTPES Note The Remote File Monitor Task Exclude Protocols Universal Controller system property permits the exclusion of one or more, but not all, protocols (server types) from being selected.)
Additional FTP Commands	If Server Type is FTP, FTPS, or FTPES: Set of extra commands to be sent to the FTP server, such as optional statements that control the FTP output format. The Agent depends on the file list being in Unix "long" format (that is, what you would see if you entered "ls -l" from the command shell) in order to correctly and reliably parse out file name and size (when a Stable period is specified). If the FTP Server is configured to return a different format, the Server may support commands that alter the format. For example, the following statements may be used for a Remote File Monitor task executing against an IBM iSeries (AS/400) FTP Server to ensure a correctly formatted file list: site listfmt 1 site namefmt 1 If the Remote File Monitor task is executing against a Microsoft FTP Server and that Server is configured to return a file list in DOS format, the following statement will toggle the format to a Unix-style listing. site dirstyle Not all FTP client/server implementations provide statements that can alter the format of the ls command, which the Remote File Monitor task issues to generate the file listing. However, those implementations may support the dir command, which can return the file list in the correct format. If the dir command is specified in the Additional FTP Commands field, the Remote File Monitor task will use the results from that command to obtain the file sizes. In such cases, the FTP script will contain the dir and ls commands, but since statements in the Additional FTP Commands field are inserted into the script prior the ls command, the results from the dir command are parsed first. If the dir command is necessary to obtain the correct file list format, simply specify that command along with the same value specified in the Remote Filename field. For example, if Remote Filename is *`/uagtests/data/somefile.txt`*, enter the following in this field: dir /uagtests/data/somefile.txt This statement also can be used with other commands to get the correct output. For example, if a Windows FTP Server is configured to return file lists in Windows format, use site and dir commands together in this field: site dirstyle dir /uagtests/data/somefile*.txt Invalid statements or valid statements that do not control the file list format are ignored.
Transfer Mode	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Verify Host Name	If Server Type = FTPS or FTPES; Indication of whether to verify the DNS name or IP address of the FTP server's certificate against the host system.
Transfer Mode	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Remote Server	Name or IP address of the remote server. This machine may or may not be the same as the Universal Agent machine. You also can specify a non-standard FTP, SFTP, FTPS, or FTPES port: port number separated from the host name with a colon: "some.server.com:2222".
FTP Credentials	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
FTP Credentials Variable	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Remote Filename	Path and file name on the remote server. Note If the task instance unexpectedly ends in Start Failure, review the Remote Filename for any leading or trailing whitespace (such as CRLF and CR), or any other unintended characters (such as extra slashes).
Use Regular Expression	Enables the use of a regular expression in the Remote Filename field.
Minimum File Size	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Minimum File Scale	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Job Card (z/OS only)	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait / Delay Options	This section contains specifications for waiting to start and/or delaying on start the task.
Wait To Start	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait Day Constraint	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait Duration In Seconds	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Delay On Start	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Delay Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Delay Duration In Seconds	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait / Delay Options	This section contains specifications for waiting to start and/or delaying on start the task.
Wait To Start	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait Day Constraint	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Wait Duration In Seconds	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Delay On Start	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Delay Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Delay Duration In Seconds	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Time Options	This section contains time-related specifications for the task instance.
Late Start	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Started Late	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Start Type	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Start Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Start Day Constraint	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Start Nth Amount	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Start Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Computed Late Start Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Finished Late	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Type	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Offset Type	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Percentage Offset ( + )	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Duration Offset ( + )	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Duration Offset Unit	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Day Constraint	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Nth Amount	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Late Finish Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Computed Late Finish Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Finished Early	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Type	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Offset Type	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Percentage Offset ( - )	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Duration Offset ( - )	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Duration Offset Unit	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Day Constraint	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Nth Amount	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Early Finish Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Projected Late	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Critical Path Options	This section contains Critical Path-related specifications for the task.
CP Duration	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
CP Duration (Resolved)	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
CP Duration Unit	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Workflow Execution Options	This section contains Execution Restriction specifications for the task if it is within a Workflow.
Execution Restriction	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Restriction Period	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Before Date	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Before Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
After Date	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
After Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Date List	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Statistics	This section contains time-related statistics for the task instance.
User Estimated End Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Lowest Estimated End Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Average Estimated End Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Highest Estimated End Time	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Projected Start Time	System-supplied; projected start time of the task instance, calculated by the Controller based on Projected End Time minus Projected Duration.
Projected End Time	System-supplied; projected end time of the task instance, calculated by the Controller based on the projected end time of its predecessor (or the maximum projected end time of all its predecessors, if more than one path exists to that task instance) plus its estimated critical path duration.
Metadata	This section contains Metadata information about this record.
UUID	Universally Unique Identifier of this record.
Updated By	Name of the user that last updated this record.
Updated	Date and time that this record was last updated.
Created By	Name of the user that created this record.
Created	Date and time that this record was created.
Status History	History of all statuses that the task instance has gone through.
Buttons	This section identifies the buttons displayed above and below the Task Instance Details that let you perform various actions.
Update	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Force Finish	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Hold	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Skip	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Re-run	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
View Parent	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Retrieve Output	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Delete	Unable to render {include} The included page could not be found.
Refresh	Refreshes any dynamic data displayed in the Details.
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Running a Remote File Monitor Task

You can run a Remote File Monitor task:

Manually, by clicking the Launch Task or Launch Task with Variables button in the Remote File Monitor Tasks list or Remote File Monitor Task Details Action menu.
As part of a Workflow.
Specify triggers that run the task automatically based on times or events.

Monitoring Task Execution

You can monitor all system activity from the Activity Monitor and can view activity history from the History list.

Built-In Variables

The built-in variables outlined below can be used in a Remote File Monitor task to pass data where appropriate: