Setting Mutually Exclusive Tasks
Setting Mutually Exclusive Tasks
You can set a task to be mutually exclusive with one or more other tasks. Universal Controller does not permit mutually exclusive tasks to run at the same time; if one is running, the other(s) will wait before running.
To set mutually exclusive tasks:
Step 1 | Select a task from a Tasks list and, in the Task Details for that task, click the Mutually Exclusive Tasks tab. The Mutually Exclusive Tasks list displays a list of any tasks that have been set to be mutually exclusive with this task:
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Step 2 | Click the Edit button to display the Edit Members dialog.
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Step 3 | If you want to filter the tasks in the Collection window, click the filter icon (see Filtering for information about how to construct a filter.) |
Step 4 | Move tasks from the Collection window to the Tasks List window:
To move tasks from the Tasks List window to the Collection window:
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Step 5 | Click Save. All of the tasks in the Tasks List window will be listed as Type Direct on the Mutually Exclusive list for this task, and all of the tasks in the Tasks List window will list this task as Type Indirect on their Mutually Exclusive Tasks lists. |
Step 6 | Click the Details icon for any task on the list to display its Mutually Exclusive Details. |
Mutually Exclusive Task Field Descriptions
The following table describes the fields that display in the Mutually Exclusive Task Details.
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Type | Type of Mutually Exclusive task: Direct or Indirect. |
Task | Name of the task for which this task was made Mutually Exclusive. |
Exclusive Task | Name of this Mutually Exclusive task. |