Overview

The Recurring Task allows you to specify a target task, of any task type, along with recurrence options, to control when and how many times the target task is launched by that Recurring task.

Built-In Variables

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

Creating a Recurring Task

Step 1	From the Automation Center navigation pane, select Tasks > Recurring Tasks. The Recurring Tasks list displays a list of all currently defined Recurring tasks. To the right of the list, Recurring Task Details for a new Recurring task displays.
Step 2	Enter/select Details for a new Recurring 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).

Recurring Task Details

The following Recurring Task Details is for an existing Recurring task.

Depending on the values that you enter / select for these fields, and whether or not the Recurring 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 Recurring Task Details.

Recurring Task Details Field Descriptions

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

Field Name

Description

General

This section contains general information about the task.

Name

User-defined name of this task (Maximum = 255 alphanumeric characters); variables supported. It is the responsibility of the user to develop a workable naming scheme for tasks.

Version

System-supplied; version number of the current record, which is incremented by the Controller every time a user updates a record. Click the Versions tab to view previous versions. For details, see Record Versioning.

Description

Description of this record. Maximum length is 255 characters.

Member of Business Services

User-defined; Allows you to select one or more Business Services that this record belongs to. (You also can Check All or Uncheck All Business Services for this record.)

You can select up to 62 Business Services for any record type, and enter a maximum of 2048 characters for each Business Service.

If the Business Service Visibility Restricted Universal Controller system property is set to true, depending on your assigned (or inherited) Permissions or Roles, Business Services available for selection may be restricted.

Resolve Name Immediately

If enabled, the Instance Name of the task instance will be resolved immediately at trigger/launch time.

Time Zone Preference

User-defined; Allows you to specify the time zone that will be applied to the task.

Options:

– System Default –
Time zone is based on the value of the /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5833726 Universal Controller system property: Server or Inherited.
Server (xxx)
Where (xxx) is the time zone ID of the server; time zone is evaluated in the time zone of the server.
Inherited
Time zone is evaluated in the time zone of the Parent Workflow or Trigger / Launch specification in the case there is no Parent Workflow.

Hold on Start

If enabled, when the task is launched it appears in the Activity Monitor with a status of Held. The task runs when the user /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836160 it.

Hold Reason

Information about why the task will be put on hold when it starts.

Virtual Resource Priority

Priority for acquiring a resource when two or more tasks are waiting for the resource. This priority applies to all resources required by the task.

Options: 1 (high) - 100 (low).

Default is 10.

Virtual Resource Priority Variable

Indication of whether the Virtual Resource Priority field is a number select field for choosing the Virtual Resource Priority (unchecked) or a text field for specifying the Virtual Resource Priority as a variable (checked). Use the format: ${variable name}. The variable must be a supported type as described in Variables and Functions.

Hold Resources on Failure

If enabled, the task instance will continue to hold Renewable resources if the task instance fails. Renewable resources will be returned only if the task instance status is either Complete, Finished, or Skipped.

Mutually Exclusive With Self

If enabled, the task will not be allowed to run concurrently with itself. Task will not start until the instance that is running finishes. An instance will transition to Exclusive Wait status if it cannot start due to another instance already running.

Simulate

Specifies if the instance should execute under simulation mode.

Override Previous Instance Wait

Specifies whether or not to override the parent workflow's Previous Instance Wait configuration.

This option only applies for an instance running within a workflow.

Options:

No
Behavior determined by the parent workflow configuration.
Yes / -- None --
Regardless of the parent workflow configuration, the task instance will never wait for a previous instance to complete.
Yes / Wait for Last
Regardless of the parent workflow configuration, the task instance will remain in Instance Wait until the most recent prior instance of the same task has completed.
Yes / Wait for Last / Same Workflow
Regardless of the parent workflow configuration, the task instance will remain in Instance Wait until the most recent prior instance of the same task, within an instance of the same workflow, have completed.
Yes / Wait for All
Regardless of the parent workflow configuration, the task instance will remain in Instance Wait until all prior instances of the same task has completed.
Yes / Wait for All / Same Workflow
Regardless of the parent workflow configuration, the task instance will remain in Instance Wait until all prior instances of the same task, within an instance of the same workflow, have completed.

Recurring Details

This section contains assorted detailed information about the task.

Recurrence Type

Type of recurrence.

Valid values:

Interval
Recurrence will occur on the interval specified by Recurrence Interval, Recurrence Interval Unit, and/or Indefinite Recurrences / Number of Recurrences.
On
Recurrence will occur on the day and time specified in Recurrence Time List.

Recurrence Time List

If Recurrence Type = On; List of Times and Days on which runs of the Target Task will recur.

Recurrence Interval

Amount of time to wait - based on the time unit specified in Recurrence Interval Unit - between runs of the specified Target Task.

The default value, as specified in the /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5833726 Universal Controller system property, is 5 (seconds). The minimum value is 0.

Recurrence Interval Unit

Units of time to wait - based on the time specified in Recurrence Interval - between runs of the specified Target Task.

Options:

Seconds
Minutes
Hours

Indefinite Recurrences

Indication that the recurrence of runs for the specified Target Task will occur indefinitely.

Number of Recurrences

If Indefinite Occurrences is not selected; Number of times that runs of the specified Target Task will occur.

Time Window

If Indefinite Occurrences is not selected; Indication that the Target Task will run within a specified time frame.

Purge By Retention Duration

Specification for whether task instances launched by the Recurring Task instance can be purged by retention duration.

Exclude Backup

If Purge By Retention Duration is selected; Specification for whether qualifying task instances can be excluded from the backup when being purged by retention duration.

Retention Duration

If Purge By Retention Duration is selected; Minimum retention duration for the selected Retention Duration Unit before triggered task instances can qualify for purge.

If Retention Duration Unit = Days, valid values are 1 to 366.

If Retention Duration Unit = Hours, valid values are 1 to 24.

Retention Duration Unit

If Purge By Retention Duration is selected; Retention duration unit.

Options:

Hours
Days

Interval Start Time (HH:MM)

If Time Window is selected; Starting time of day that runs of the specified Target Task will occur.

Interval End Time (HH:MM)

If Time Window is selected; Ending time of day that runs of the specified Target Task will recur.

Interval Start Day Constraint

If Time Window is selected; Specification for whether or not to advance the start day of the recurrence to another day.

Valid values:

-- None --
Advance to the next day if the Interval Start Time is after the time of the current day.
Same Day
Do not advance day.
Next Day
Advance to the next day.
Next Business Day
Advance to the next business day.
Sunday
If today is not Sunday, advance to next Sunday.
Monday
If today is not Monday, advance to next Monday.
Tuesday
If today is not Tuesday, advance to next Tuesday.
Wednesday
If today is not Wednesday, advance to next Wednesday.
Thursday
If today is not Thursday, advance to next Thursday.
Friday
If today is not Friday, advance to next Friday.
Saturday
If today is not Saturday, advance to next Saturday.

Default is – None --.

Interval End Day Constraint

If Time Window is selected; Specification for whether or not to advance the end day of the recurrence to another day.

Valid values:

-- None --
Advance to the next day if the Interval Start Time is after the time of the current day.
Same Day
Do not advance day.
Next Day
Advance to the next day.
Next Business Day
Advance to the next business day.
Sunday
If today is not Sunday, advance to next Sunday.
Monday
If today is not Monday, advance to next Monday.
Tuesday
If today is not Tuesday, advance to next Tuesday.
Wednesday
If today is not Wednesday, advance to next Wednesday.
Thursday
If today is not Thursday, advance to next Thursday.
Friday
If today is not Friday, advance to next Friday.
Saturday
If today is not Saturday, advance to next Saturday.

Default is – None --.

Launch Details

This section contains information about the target task being launched.

Target Task

Name of the task for which you want to specify recurrence details. Click the icon to display Task Details for the task.

Task Launch Skip Condition

User-defined; Controls when launching a target task for recurrence will be skipped.

The /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5833726 Universal Controller system property value is used as the default value for this field.

Options:

None
Do not skip the target task launch.
Active
Skip the target task launch if there are any target task instances running.
Active By Recurring Task Instance
Skips the target task launch if there are any target task instances running for the same Recurring task.

Override Variables

List of task variables to override.

Name
Name of the variable to override.
Value
Value of the variable to override.
Resolution
Type of resolution for the override:
- Disabled
  Variable is passed to the launched Target Task unresolved and will remain unresolved in the Recurring Task Instance Details.
- Enabled
  Variable is resolved when the Recurring Task Instance is started (running); therefore, it is passed to the launched Target Task resolved and will remain resolved in the Recurring Task Instance Details. If an Enabled variable cannot be resolved when the Recurring Task Instance is being started, the Recurring Task Instance will transition to a Start Failure with the following Status Description: Override Variable "variable-name" with Resolution "variable-resolution" is unresolved.
- Enabled Every Recurrence
  Variable is resolved and passed each time the Target Task is being launched and will remain unresolved in the Recurring Task Instance Details.

Monitor Details

This section contains specifications for monitoring the target task.

Target Task Monitor Condition

Specification for which target task instance(s) will be monitored.

Options:

--None--
First Recurrence
Last Recurrence
All Recurrences

Status To Monitor

If Target Task Monitor Condition is not --None--; Status being monitored for. When the target task instance(s) being monitored go to the status specified here, the Recurring Task Instance will complete successfully.

Options:

Finished
Success
Skipped

Wait / Delay Options

This section contains specifications for waiting to start and/or delaying on start the task.

Wait To Start

Amount of time to wait before starting a task from the time that it was launched.

Options are:

– None –
Time
Relative Time
Duration
Seconds

Wait Time

If Wait To Start = Time or Relative Time; Time of day (in 24-hour time) to wait until before starting the task.

Wait Day Constraint

If Wait To Start = Time or Relative Time; Specification for whether or not to advance the wait time to another day.

Valid values:

-- None --
- If Wait To Start = Time; Advance to the next day if the specified wait time is before the time that the task instance is eligible to start; that is, all dependencies have been met. For example: it is not being held, and it is not waiting on any predecessors.
- If Wait To Start = Relative Time; Advance to the next day if the specified wait time is before the task instance Trigger Time or, if there is no Trigger Time, before the task instance Launch Time. In the latter case, when a task instance is within a workflow, it will inherit the Launch Time of the top-level parent workflow task instance.
Same Day
Do not advance day.
Next Day
Advance to the next day.
Next Business Day
Advance to the next business day.
Sunday
If today is not Sunday, advance to next Sunday.
Monday
If today is not Monday, advance to next Monday.
Tuesday
If today is not Tuesday, advance to next Tuesday.
Wednesday
If today is not Wednesday, advance to next Wednesday.
Thursday
If today is not Thursday, advance to next Thursday.
Friday
If today is not Friday, advance to next Friday.
Saturday
If today is not Saturday, advance to next Saturday.

Default is – None --.

Wait Duration

If Wait To Start = Duration; Number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds to wait before starting the task.

Wait Duration In Seconds

If Wait To Start = Seconds; Number of seconds to wait before starting the task.

Delay On Start

Amount of time to delay the start of a task, after it has been launched, from the time that it is eligible to start; that is, all dependencies have been met. For example: it is not being held, it is not waiting on any predecessors, or there is no wait time specified.

Options are:

– None –
Duration
Seconds

Delay Duration

If Delay On Start = Duration; Number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds to delay after starting the task.

Delay Duration In Seconds

If Delay On Start = Seconds; Number of seconds to delay after starting the task.

Workflow Only

Specification for whether or not to apply the Wait To Start and Delay On Start specifications only if the task is in a Workflow.

Options are:

- - System Default - -
Apply the Wait To Start and Delay On Start specifications as defined by the /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5833726 system property. (Default is yes.)
Yes
Apply the Wait To Start and Delay On Start specifications only if the task is in a Workflow.
No
Apply the Wait To Start and Delay On Start specifications whether or not the task is in a Workflow.

Time Options

This section contains time-related specifications for task instances of the task.

Late Start

If enabled, and if the task instance starts after the time or period specified, the task instance is flagged as late. You can specify a time or duration to determine a late start (see Late Start Type). To determine whether a task instance started late, /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836170 and locate the Started Late field; the field is checked if the instance started after the specified time. The Started Late field displays in the task instance Details only if the user specified a Late Start in the task Details.

Late Start Type

Required if Late Start is enabled.

Options:

Time - Flag the task if it starts after the specified time.
Duration - Flag the task if it starts a certain amount of time after the programmed start time. The task must have a specific start time.

Late Start Time

If Late Start Type = Time; Time after which the task start time is considered late. Use HH:MM, 24-hour time.

Late Start Day Constraint

If Late Start Type = Time; Specification for whether or not to advance the late start time to another day.

Valid values:

-- None --
Advance to the next day if the specified late start time is before the Created time of the task instance.
Same Day
Do not advance day.
Next Day
Advance to the next day.
Next Business Day
Advance to the next business day.
Sunday
If today is not Sunday, advance to next Sunday.
Monday
If today is not Monday, advance to next Monday.
Tuesday
If today is not Tuesday, advance to next Tuesday.
Wednesday
If today is not Wednesday, advance to next Wednesday.
Thursday
If today is not Thursday, advance to next Thursday.
Friday
If today is not Friday, advance to next Friday.
Saturday
If today is not Saturday, advance to next Saturday.
Nth Day
Advance to a specific number of days in the future.

Default is – None --.

Late Start Nth Amount

If Late Start Day Constraint = Nth Day; Number of days to advance.

Late Start Duration

If Late Start Type = Duration; Duration (amount of relative time) after which the task is considered to have started late.

For a task within a workflow, the duration is the period between the time the workflow starts and the time the task itself starts. For example, a task might have a Late Start Duration of 60 minutes. If the workflow starts at 9:00 a.m. but the task itself does not start until 10:30, the task has started late.

For a task that is not within a workflow, Late Start Duration has meaning only if the task has been held upon starting. For example, if a task has a Late Start Duration of 60 minutes and the Hold on Start field is enabled, if the task is not released from hold within the amount of time specified in the Late Start Duration field, the task has started late.

Late Finish

If enabled, and if the task instance finishes after the time or period specified, the task instance is flagged as late. You can specify a time or duration to determine a late finish (see Late Finish Type). To determine whether a task instance finished late, /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836170 and locate the Finished Late field; the field is checked if the instance finished after the specified time or lasted longer than expected. This field only appears on the task instance if the user specified a Late Finish in the task definition.

Late Finish Type

Required if Late Finish is enabled.

Options:

Time - Flag the task if it finishes after the specified time (see Late Finish Time).
Duration - Flag the task if it finishes a certain amount of time after the programmed finish time (see Late Finish Duration). The task must have a specific finish time.
Average Duration - Flag the task if it finishes before the average duration (see Average Instance Time) for the task, less an offset (see Late Finish Offset Type), if specified.

Late Finish Offset Type

If Late Finish Type = Average Duration;

Options:

Percentage
Duration

Late Finish Percentage Offset ( + )

Required if Late Finish Offset Type = Percentage; Percentage of Average Duration to use as an offset. The late finish time is calculated by adding the offset to the Average Duration. (Minimum = 0 and Maximum = 1000)

Late Finish Duration Offset ( + )

Required if Late Finish Offset Type = Duration; Duration to use as an offset. The late finish time is calculated by adding the offset to the Average Duration.

Late Finish Duration Offset Unit

If Late Finish Offset Type = Duration;

Options:

Seconds
Minutes
Hours

Late Finish Time

If Late Finish Type = Time; Time after which the task finish time is considered late. Use HH:MM, 24-hour time.

Late Finish Day Constraint

If Late Finish Type = Time; Specification for whether or not to advance the late finish time to another day.

Valid values:

-- None --
Advance to the next day if the specified late finish time is before the Created time of the task instance.
Same Day
Do not advance day.
Next Day
Advance to the next day.
Next Business Day
Advance to the next business day.
Sunday
If today is not Sunday, advance to next Sunday.
Monday
If today is not Monday, advance to next Monday.
Tuesday
If today is not Tuesday, advance to next Tuesday.
Wednesday
If today is not Wednesday, advance to next Wednesday.
Thursday
If today is not Thursday, advance to next Thursday.
Friday
If today is not Friday, advance to next Friday.
Saturday
If today is not Saturday, advance to next Saturday.
Nth Day
Advance to a specific number of days in the future.

Default is – None --.

Late Finish Nth Amount

If Late Finish Day Constraint = Nth Day; Number of days to advance.

Late Finish Duration

If Late Finish Type = Duration; Longest amount of time this task instance should take to run.

Early Finish

If enabled, and if the task instance finishes before the time or period specified, the task instance is flagged as early. You can specify a time or duration to determine an early finish (see Early Finish Type). To determine whether a task instance finished early, /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836170 and locate the Finished Early field; the field is checked if the instance finished before the specified time or did not last as long as expected. This field only appears on the task instance if the user added Early Finish specifications to the task definition.

Early Finish Type

Required if Early Finish is enabled.

Options:

Time - Flag the task if it finishes before the specified time (see Early Finish Time).
Duration - Flag the task if it finishes a certain amount of time before the programmed finish time (see Early Finish Duration). The task must have a specific finish time.
Average Duration - Flag the task if it finishes before the average duration (see Average Instance Time) for the task, less an offset (see Early Finish Offset Type), if specified.

Early Finish Offset Type

If Early Finish Type = Average Duration;

Options:

Percentage
Duration

Early Finish Percentage Offset ( - )

Required if Early Finish Offset Type = Percentage; Percentage of Average Duration to use as an offset. The early finish time is calculated by subtracting the offset from the Average Duration. (Minimum = 0 and Maximum = 100)

Early Finish Duration Offset ( - )

Required if Early Finish Offset Type = Duration; Duration to use as an offset. The early finish time is calculated by subtracting the offset from the Average Duration.

Early Finish Duration Offset Unit

If Early Finish Offset Type = Duration;

Options:

Seconds
Minutes
Hours

Early Finish Time

If Early Finish Type = Time; Time before which the task finish time is considered early. That is, enter a time at which the task should still be running. Use HH:MM, 24-hour time.

Early Finish Day Constraint

If Early Finish Type = Time; Specification for whether or not to advance the early finish time to another day.

Valid values:

-- None --
Advance to the next day if the specified early finish time is before the Created time of the task instance.
Same Day
Do not advance day.
Next Day
Advance to the next day.
Next Business Day
Advance to the next business day.
Sunday
If today is not Sunday, advance to next Sunday.
Monday
If today is not Monday, advance to next Monday.
Tuesday
If today is not Tuesday, advance to next Tuesday.
Wednesday
If today is not Wednesday, advance to next Wednesday.
Thursday
If today is not Thursday, advance to next Thursday.
Friday
If today is not Friday, advance to next Friday.
Saturday
If today is not Saturday, advance to next Saturday.
Nth Day
Advance to a specific number of days in the future.

Default is – None --.

Early Finish Nth Amount

If Early Finish Day Constraint = Nth Day; Number of days to advance.

Early Finish Duration

If Early Finish Type = Duration; Shortest amount of time this task instance should take to run.

User Estimated Duration

Required if Early Finish Type or Late Finish Type = Average Duration; Estimated amount of time it should normally take to run this task. The Controller uses this information to calculate the User Estimated End Time on a task instance record.

User Estimated Duration is used when the Average Duration is not available; for example, on the first launch of a task.

Workflow Execution Options

This section contains Execution Restriction specifications for the task if it is within a Workflow.

Execution Restriction

Specification for whether or not there is a restriction for this task to be run, skipped, or held.

Options are:

-- None -- No restriction for this task.
Run Restriction for when this task will be run.
Skip Restriction for when this task will be skipped.
Hold Restriction for when this task will be held.

If Execution Restriction on a task is Run or Skip, then when it is part of a Workflow that is being launched, the Restriction Period is evaluated. The task instance will be skipped if Execution Restriction is Skip and the date is within the Restriction Period or Execution Restriction is Run and the date is not within the Restriction Period. Execution Restriction can be set to Skip with a Restriction Period of - None -, meaning the restriction is always active and the task will be skipped when it is part of a Workflow.

Restriction Period

If Execution Restriction = Run, Skip, or Hold; Period of time when the task is restricted.

Options are:

– None –
No period of restriction for this task.
Before
Restriction is valid if the date is before the Before Date value.
After
Restriction is valid if the date is after the After Date value.
Span
Restriction is valid if the date is before the Before Date value and after After Date value.
On
Restriction is valid if the date is one of the Date List values.

Before Date

If Restriction Period = Before or Span; Date before which the restriction is valid.

Before Time

If Restriction Period = Before or Span; Time on the selected date before which the restriction is valid.

After Date

If Restriction Period = After or Span; Date after which the restriction is valid.

After Time

If Restriction Period = After or Span; Time on the selected date after which the restriction is valid.

Date List

If Restriction Period = On; Date(s) on which the restriction is valid.

Self-Service Options

This section contains Self-Service specifications for the task.

Enforce Variables

Specifies whether or not to enforce Launch with Variables... when launching a task using the User Interface.

Lock Variables

Specifies whether or not to prevent editing variables when using Launch with Variables... from the User Interface.

Statistics

This section contains time-related statistics for task instances of the task.

First Execution

System-supplied; End Time of the first instance of this task to complete.

Last Execution

System-supplied; End Time of the last instance of this task to complete.

Last Instance Duration

System-supplied; Amount of time the task took to run the last time it ran.

Lowest Instance Time

System-supplied; Lowest amount of time this task has taken to run.

Average Instance Time

System-supplied; Average amount of time this task takes to run.

Highest Instance Time

System-supplied; Highest amount of time this task has taken to run.

Number of Instances

System-supplied; Number of instances in the database for this task.

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

Saves updates to the record.

Launch

Manually launches the task.

View Parents

Displays a list of any parent Workflow tasks for this task.

Copy

Creates a copy of this task, which you are prompted to rename.

Delete

Deletes the current record.

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

Lists all /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5835976 associated with this record; that is, variables that have been defined for this specific record.

Actions

Allows you to specify actions that the Controller will take automatically based on events that occur during the execution of this task.

Events are:

Task instance status
Exit codes
Late start
Late finish
Early finish

Actions are:

Abort Action	Abort the task if certain events occur. For details, see /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836307.
Email Notification	Send an email if certain events occur. For details, see /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836291.
Set Variable	Used in tasks and workflows to set a variable based on the occurrence of certain events. For details, see /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5835986.
SNMP Notification	Send an email if certain events occur. For details, see /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836300.
System Operation	Run an Universal Controller system operation based on specified conditions. For details, see /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836220.

Virtual Resources

Lists all /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5835924 to which this task is assigned.

If you want to create a /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836259 for this task, you can select an existing Virtual Resource (or, optionally, first create a new Virtual Resource and then select it as the Task Virtual Resource) or enter a Virtual Resource variable. The variable must be a supported type as described in /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836007.

Mutually Exclusive

Lists all tasks that have been set to be /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836253 of this task.

Instances

Lists all instances of the task.

Triggers

List of all triggers that reference this task in the Task(s) field of the trigger Details; that is, a list of all triggers that have been defined to launch this task. Also allows you to add new triggers. If you add a new trigger from this location, the Controller automatically constructs a default trigger name as follows: <current task name>#TRIGGER#. You can change the default name if desired. For instructions on creating triggers, see /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5833824.

Notes

Lists all notes associated with this record.

Versions

Stores copies of all previous versions of the current record. See Record Versioning.

Viewing a Recurring Task Instance

When a Recurring 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 Recurring Task Details for that task
Activity Monitor
Task Instances list

Recurring Task Instance Details

The following Recurring Task Instance Details contains information on the execution of the task shown in the Recurring Task Details.

Recurring Task Instance Details Field Descriptions

The following table describes the fields, buttons, and tabs that display in Recurring 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

System-supplied; Sequentially assigned number, maintained per task, representing the creation order of the instance.

Description

Description of this record. Maximum length is 255 characters.

Member of Business Services

User-defined; Allows you to select one or more Business Services that this record belongs to. (You also can Check All or Uncheck All Business Services for this record.)

You can select up to 62 Business Services for any record type, and enter a maximum of 2048 characters for each Business Service.

If the Business Service Visibility Restricted Universal Controller system property is set to true, depending on your assigned (or inherited) Permissions or Roles, Business Services available for selection may be restricted.

Task

Name of the task that was run to create this task instance. Click the icon to display Task Details for the task.

Source Version

Version of the task that was run to create this task instance.

Launch Source

System-supplied; Source from which this task was launched.

Options:

Scheduled Trigger
If the instance was directly launched by a scheduled trigger, the Trigger (trigger_id) column is assigned the UUID of the scheduled trigger.
Trigger Monitor
If the instance is a monitor associated with monitor trigger, the Trigger (trigger_id) column is assigned the UUID of the monitor trigger.
Trigger Now / User Interface
If the instance was directly launched by a Trigger Now command, the Trigger (trigger_id) column is assigned the UUID of the trigger.
Trigger Now / System Operation
If the instance was directly launched by a Trigger Now command, the Trigger (trigger_id) column is assigned the UUID of the trigger and the Source Instance (source_instance) column will be assigned the UUID of the instance invoking the System Operation.
Trigger Now / Web Service
If the instance was directly launched by a Trigger Now command, the Trigger (trigger_id) column is assigned the UUID of the trigger.
Trigger Now / Command Line
If the instance was directly launched by a Trigger Now command, the Trigger (trigger_id) column is assigned the UUID of the trigger.
Workflow
If the instance was launched by a workflow, the Workflow (workflow_id) column is assigned the UUID of the workflow instance. Likewise, the Source Instance (source_instance) column will also be assigned the UUID of the workflow instance.
Launch Task / User Interface
If the instance was directly launched by the Launch Task command, the Source Instance (source_instance) column will be null.
Launch Task / System Operation
If the instance was directly launched by the Launch Task command, the Source Instance (source_instance) column will be assigned the UUID of the instance invoking the System Operation.
Launch Task / Web Service
If the instance was directly launched by the Launch Task command, the Source Instance (source_instance) column will be null.
Launch Task / Command Line
If the instance was directly launched by the Launch Task command, the Source Instance (source_instance) column will be null.
Recurring
If the instance was directly launched by a Recurring Task Instance, the Source Instance (source_instance) column will be assigned the UUID of the Recurring Task Instance.

Invoked by

System-supplied; how the task instance was launched.

Options:

Trigger: (Trigger Name)
Instance was launched by the named trigger.
Workflow: (Workflow Name)
Instance was launched by the named workflow.
Manually Launched
Instance was launched by a user. To identify the user, check the Execution User column for that task instance on the /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836212 screen or, on most task instance screens, the Execution User field.

Execution User

System-supplied; If the task was launched manually; ID of the user who launched it.

Calendar

Calendar associated with the task instance.

Time Zone Preference

User-defined; Allows you to specify the time zone that will be applied to the task.

Options:

– System Default –
Time zone is based on the value of the /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5833726 Universal Controller system property: Server or Inherited.
Server (xxx)
Where (xxx) is the time zone ID of the server; time zone is evaluated in the time zone of the server.
Inherited
Time zone is evaluated in the time zone of the Parent Workflow or Trigger / Launch specification in the case there is no Parent Workflow.

Virtual Resource Priority

Priority for acquiring a resource when two or more tasks are waiting for the resource. This priority applies to all resources required by the task.

Options: 1 (high) - 100 (low).

Default is 10.

Virtual Resource Priority Variable

Indication of whether the Virtual Resource Priority field is a number select field for choosing the Virtual Resource Priority (unchecked) or a text field for specifying the Virtual Resource Priority as a variable (checked). Use the format: ${variable name}. The variable must be a supported type as described in Variables and Functions.

Hold Resources on Failure

If enabled, the task instance will continue to hold Renewable resources if the task instance fails. Renewable resources will be returned only if the task instance status is either Complete, Finished, or Skipped.

Mutually Exclusive With Self

If enabled, the task will not be allowed to run concurrently with itself. Task will not start until the instance that is running finishes. An instance will transition to Exclusive Wait status if it cannot start due to another instance already running.

Simulate

Specifies if the instance should execute under simulation mode.

Previous Instance Wait Resolved

System-supplied; If the Override Previous Instance Wait field for the task is set to No, the Previous Instance Wait Resolved field will be set to the value of the Previous Instance Wait field of the parent workflow. Otherwise, it will be set to the value specified by the Override Previous Instance Wait.

Options:

-- None --
Wait for Last
Every task instance directly within the workflow instance will remain in Instance Wait until the most recent prior instance of the same task has completed.
Wait for Last / Same Workflow
Every task instance directly within the workflow instance will remain in Instance Wait until the most recent prior instance of the same task, within an instance of the same workflow, have completed.
Wait for All
Every task instance directly within the workflow instance will remain in Instance Wait until all prior instances of the same task has completed.
Wait for All / Same Workflow
Every task instance directly within the workflow instance will remain in Instance Wait until all prior instances of the same task, within an instance of the same workflow, have completed.

Status

This section contains information about the current status of the task instance.

Status

System-supplied; see Task Instance Statuses.

Exit Code

System-supplied; the exit code captured by the Agent when executing the task (for example, a command or script).

Status Description

System-supplied; additional information, if any, about the status of the task instance.

Operational Memo

User-defined operational memo.

Evaluation Time

If time zone of user is different than time zone of task instance; Time at which Execution Restrictions and Run Criteria were evaluated based upon the requested time zone. (Time zone of task instance displays in parentheses.)

Critical

Indicates that this task is in the Critical Path of a workflow.

Critical Endpoint

Indicates that this task was defined as a Critical Endpoint of a Critical Path in a workflow.

Wait Until Time

Amount of time calculated to wait before the task was started, based on Wait To Start and Delay On Start times.

Queued Time

System-supplied; Date and time the task was queued for processing.

Trigger Time

System-supplied; Date and time the task instance was triggered.

Launch Time

System-supplied; Date and time the task instance was launched.

Start Time

System-supplied; Date and time the task instance started.

End Time

System-supplied; Date and time the task instance completed.

Duration

System-supplied; amount of time the task instance took to run.

Recurring Details

This section contains assorted detailed information about the task instance.

Recurrence Type

Type of recurrence.

Valid values:

Interval
Recurrence will occur on the interval specified by Recurrence Interval, Recurrence Interval Unit, and/or Indefinite Recurrences / Number of Recurrences.
On
Recurrence will occur on the day and time specified in Recurrence Time List.

Recurrence Time List

If Recurrence Type = On; List of Times and Days on which runs of the Target Task will recur.

Computed Recurrence Time List

If Recurrence Type = On; List of computed Days and Times on which runs of the Target Task will recur. The corresponding recurrence Time and Day Constraint, from the Recurrence Time List, displays for each Computed Recurrence Time. Skipped recurrence times will be marked as (Skipped).

Recurrence Interval

Amount of time to wait - based on the time unit specified in Recurrence Interval Unit - between runs of the specified Target Task.

The default value, as specified in the /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5833726 Universal Controller system property, is 5 (seconds). The minimum value is 0.

Recurrence Interval Unit

Units of time to wait - based on the time specified in Recurrence Interval - between runs of the specified Target Task.

Options:

Seconds
Minutes
Hours

Indefinite Recurrences

Indication that the recurrence of runs for the specified Target Task will occur indefinitely.

Number of Recurrences

If Indefinite Occurrences is not selected; Number of times that runs of the specified Target Task will occur.

Time Window

If Indefinite Occurrences is not selected; Indication that the Target Task will run within a specified time frame.

Purge By Retention Duration

Specification for whether task instances launched by the Recurring Task instance can be purged by retention duration.

Exclude Backup

If Purge By Retention Duration is selected; Specification for whether qualifying task instances can be excluded from the backup when being purged by retention duration.

Retention Duration

If Purge By Retention Duration is selected; Minimum retention duration for the selected Retention Duration Unit before triggered task instances can qualify for purge.

If Retention Duration Unit = Days, valid values are 1 to 366.

If Retention Duration Unit = Hours, valid values are 1 to 24.

Retention Duration Unit

If Purge By Retention Duration is selected; Retention duration unit.

Options:

Hours
Days

Interval Start Time (HH:MM)

If Time Window is selected; Starting time of day that runs of the specified Target Task will occur.

Interval End Time (HH:MM)

If Time Window is selected; Ending time of day that runs of the specified Target Task will recur.

Interval Start Day Constraint

If Time Window is selected; Specification for whether or not to advance the start day of the recurrence to another day.

Valid values:

-- None --
Advance to the next day if the Interval Start Time is after the time of the current day.
Same Day
Do not advance day.
Next Day
Advance to the next day.
Next Business Day
Advance to the next business day.
Sunday
If today is not Sunday, advance to next Sunday.
Monday
If today is not Monday, advance to next Monday.
Tuesday
If today is not Tuesday, advance to next Tuesday.
Wednesday
If today is not Wednesday, advance to next Wednesday.
Thursday
If today is not Thursday, advance to next Thursday.
Friday
If today is not Friday, advance to next Friday.
Saturday
If today is not Saturday, advance to next Saturday.

Default is – None --.

Interval End Day Constraint

If Time Window is selected; Specification for whether or not to advance the end day of the recurrence to another day.

Valid values:

-- None --
Advance to the next day if the Interval Start Time is after the time of the current day.
Same Day
Do not advance day.
Next Day
Advance to the next day.
Next Business Day
Advance to the next business day.
Sunday
If today is not Sunday, advance to next Sunday.
Monday
If today is not Monday, advance to next Monday.
Tuesday
If today is not Tuesday, advance to next Tuesday.
Wednesday
If today is not Wednesday, advance to next Wednesday.
Thursday
If today is not Thursday, advance to next Thursday.
Friday
If today is not Friday, advance to next Friday.
Saturday
If today is not Saturday, advance to next Saturday.

Default is – None --.

Recurrence Count

Current number of runs of the Target Task that have recurred.

Next Recurrence Time

Date and time when the next run of the Target Task will recur.

Computed Interval Start

If Recurrence Type is Interval and Time Window is selected; Computed time at which the interval has been designated as starting at (it can be in the past).

Computed Interval End

If Recurrence Type is Interval and Time Window is selected; Computed time at which the interval will end.

Launch Details

This section contains information about the target task being launched.

Target Task

Name of the task for which you want to specify recurrence details. Click the icon to display Task Details for the task.

Task Launch Skip Condition

User-defined; Controls when launching a target task for recurrence will be skipped.

The /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5833726 Universal Controller system property value is used as the default value for this field.

Options:

None
Do not skip the target task launch.
Active
Skip the target task launch if there are any target task instances running.
Active By Recurring Task Instance
Skips the target task launch if there are any target task instances running for the same Recurring task.

Override Variables

List of task variables to override.

Name
Name of the variable to override.
Value
Value of the variable to override.
Resolution
Type of resolution for the override:
- Disabled
  Variable is passed to the launched Target Task unresolved and will remain unresolved in the Recurring Task Instance Details.
- Enabled
  Variable is resolved when the Recurring Task Instance is started (running); therefore, it is passed to the launched Target Task resolved and will remain resolved in the Recurring Task Instance Details. If an Enabled variable cannot be resolved when the Recurring Task Instance is being started, the Recurring Task Instance will transition to a Start Failure with the following Status Description: Override Variable "variable-name" with Resolution "variable-resolution" is unresolved.
- Enabled Every Recurrence
  Variable is resolved and passed each time the Target Task is being launched and will remain unresolved in the Recurring Task Instance Details.

Monitor Details

This section contains specifications for monitoring the target task.

Target Task Monitor Condition

Specification for which target task instance(s) will be monitored.

Options:

--None--
First Recurrence
Last Recurrence
All Recurrences

Status To Monitor

If Target Task Monitor Condition is not --None--; Status being monitored for. When the target task instance(s) being monitored go to the status specified here, the Recurring Task Instance will complete successfully.

Options:

Finished
Success
Skipped

Monitored Target Task Instance

System-supplied, Read only; If there is more than one target task instance to monitor (for example, when using a Broadcast Cluster), the Monitored Target Task Instance(s) field is shown instead with a list of monitored target task instances.

Wait / Delay Options

This section contains specifications for waiting to start and/or delaying on start the task.

Wait To Start

Amount of time to wait before starting a task from the time that it was launched.

Options are:

– None –
Time
Relative Time
Duration
Seconds

Wait Time

If Wait To Start = Time or Relative Time; Time of day (in 24-hour time) to wait until before starting the task.

Wait Day Constraint

If Wait To Start = Time or Relative Time; Specification for whether or not to advance the wait time to another day.

Valid values:

-- None --
- If Wait To Start = Time; Advance to the next day if the specified wait time is before the time that the task instance is eligible to start; that is, all dependencies have been met. For example: it is not being held, and it is not waiting on any predecessors.
- If Wait To Start = Relative Time; Advance to the next day if the specified wait time is before the task instance Trigger Time or, if there is no Trigger Time, before the task instance Launch Time. In the latter case, when a task instance is within a workflow, it will inherit the Launch Time of the top-level parent workflow task instance.
Same Day
Do not advance day.
Next Day
Advance to the next day.
Next Business Day
Advance to the next business day.
Sunday
If today is not Sunday, advance to next Sunday.
Monday
If today is not Monday, advance to next Monday.
Tuesday
If today is not Tuesday, advance to next Tuesday.
Wednesday
If today is not Wednesday, advance to next Wednesday.
Thursday
If today is not Thursday, advance to next Thursday.
Friday
If today is not Friday, advance to next Friday.
Saturday
If today is not Saturday, advance to next Saturday.

Default is – None --.

Wait Duration

If Wait To Start = Duration; Number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds to wait before starting the task.

Wait Duration In Seconds

If Wait To Start = Seconds; Number of seconds to wait before starting the task.

Delay On Start

Amount of time to delay the start of a task, after it has been launched, from the time that it is eligible to start; that is, all dependencies have been met. For example: it is not being held, it is not waiting on any predecessors, or there is no wait time specified.

Options are:

– None –
Duration
Seconds

Delay Duration

If Delay On Start = Duration; Number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds to delay after starting the task.

Delay Duration In Seconds

If Delay On Start = Seconds; Number of seconds to delay after starting the task.

Time Options

This section contains time-related specifications for the task instance.

Late Start

If enabled, and if the task instance starts after the time or period specified, the task instance is flagged as late. You can specify a time or duration to determine a late start (see Late Start Type). To determine whether a task instance started late, /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836170 and locate the Started Late field; the field is checked if the instance started after the specified time. The Started Late field displays in the task instance Details only if the user specified a Late Start in the task Details.

Started Late

System-supplied; this field is flagged if the task started later than the time specified in the Late Start fields.

Late Start Type

Required if Late Start is enabled.

Options:

Time - Flag the task if it starts after the specified time.
Duration - Flag the task if it starts a certain amount of time after the programmed start time. The task must have a specific start time.

Late Start Time

If Late Start Type = Time; Time after which the task start time is considered late. Use HH:MM, 24-hour time.

Late Start Day Constraint

If Late Start Type = Time; Specification for whether or not to advance the late start time to another day.

Valid values:

-- None --
Advance to the next day if the specified late start time is before the Created time of the task instance.
Same Day
Do not advance day.
Next Day
Advance to the next day.
Next Business Day
Advance to the next business day.
Sunday
If today is not Sunday, advance to next Sunday.
Monday
If today is not Monday, advance to next Monday.
Tuesday
If today is not Tuesday, advance to next Tuesday.
Wednesday
If today is not Wednesday, advance to next Wednesday.
Thursday
If today is not Thursday, advance to next Thursday.
Friday
If today is not Friday, advance to next Friday.
Saturday
If today is not Saturday, advance to next Saturday.
Nth Day
Advance to a specific number of days in the future.

Default is – None --.

Late Start Nth Amount

If Late Start Day Constraint = Nth Day; Number of days to advance.

Late Start Duration

If Late Start Type = Duration; Duration (amount of relative time) after which the task is considered to have started late.

For a task within a workflow, the duration is the period between the time the workflow starts and the time the task itself starts. For example, a task might have a Late Start Duration of 60 minutes. If the workflow starts at 9:00 a.m. but the task itself does not start until 10:30, the task has started late.

For a task that is not within a workflow, Late Start Duration has meaning only if the task has been held upon starting. For example, if a task has a Late Start Duration of 60 minutes and the Hold on Start field is enabled, if the task is not released from hold within the amount of time specified in the Late Start Duration field, the task has started late.

Computed Late Start Time

If Late Start is enabled, the computed Date/Time for when the task instance will be Late Started.

Late Finish

If enabled, and if the task instance finishes after the time or period specified, the task instance is flagged as late. You can specify a time or duration to determine a late finish (see Late Finish Type). To determine whether a task instance finished late, /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836170 and locate the Finished Late field; the field is checked if the instance finished after the specified time or lasted longer than expected. This field only appears on the task instance if the user specified a Late Finish in the task definition.

Finished Late

System-supplied; this field is flagged if the task finished later than the time or duration specified in the Late Finish fields.

Late Finish Type

Required if Late Finish is enabled.

Options:

Time - Flag the task if it finishes after the specified time (see Late Finish Time).
Duration - Flag the task if it finishes a certain amount of time after the programmed finish time (see Late Finish Duration). The task must have a specific finish time.
Average Duration - Flag the task if it finishes before the average duration (see Average Instance Time) for the task, less an offset (see Late Finish Offset Type), if specified.

Late Finish Offset Type

If Late Finish Type = Average Duration;

Options:

Percentage
Duration

Late Finish Percentage Offset ( + )

Required if Late Finish Offset Type = Percentage; Percentage of Average Duration to use as an offset. The late finish time is calculated by adding the offset to the Average Duration. (Minimum = 0 and Maximum = 1000)

Late Finish Duration Offset ( + )

Required if Late Finish Offset Type = Duration; Duration to use as an offset. The late finish time is calculated by adding the offset to the Average Duration.

Late Finish Duration Offset Unit

If Late Finish Offset Type = Duration;

Options:

Seconds
Minutes
Hours

Late Finish Time

If Late Finish Type = Time; Time after which the task finish time is considered late. Use HH:MM, 24-hour time.

Late Finish Day Constraint

If Late Finish Type = Time; Specification for whether or not to advance the late finish time to another day.

Valid values:

-- None --
Advance to the next day if the specified late finish time is before the Created time of the task instance.
Same Day
Do not advance day.
Next Day
Advance to the next day.
Next Business Day
Advance to the next business day.
Sunday
If today is not Sunday, advance to next Sunday.
Monday
If today is not Monday, advance to next Monday.
Tuesday
If today is not Tuesday, advance to next Tuesday.
Wednesday
If today is not Wednesday, advance to next Wednesday.
Thursday
If today is not Thursday, advance to next Thursday.
Friday
If today is not Friday, advance to next Friday.
Saturday
If today is not Saturday, advance to next Saturday.
Nth Day
Advance to a specific number of days in the future.

Default is – None --.

Late Finish Nth Amount

If Late Finish Day Constraint = Nth Day; Number of days to advance.

Late Finish Duration

If Late Finish Type = Duration; Longest amount of time this task instance should take to run.

Computed Late Finish Time

If Late Finish is enabled, the computed Date/Time for when the task instance will be Late Finished.

Early Finish

If enabled, and if the task instance finishes before the time or period specified, the task instance is flagged as early. You can specify a time or duration to determine an early finish (see Early Finish Type). To determine whether a task instance finished early, /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836170 and locate the Finished Early field; the field is checked if the instance finished before the specified time or did not last as long as expected. This field only appears on the task instance if the user added Early Finish specifications to the task definition.

Finished Early

System-supplied; this field is flagged if the task finished earlier than the time specified in the Early Finish fields.

Early Finish Type

Required if Early Finish is enabled.

Options:

Time - Flag the task if it finishes before the specified time (see Early Finish Time).
Duration - Flag the task if it finishes a certain amount of time before the programmed finish time (see Early Finish Duration). The task must have a specific finish time.
Average Duration - Flag the task if it finishes before the average duration (see Average Instance Time) for the task, less an offset (see Early Finish Offset Type), if specified.

Early Finish Offset Type

If Early Finish Type = Average Duration;

Options:

Percentage
Duration

Early Finish Percentage Offset ( - )

Required if Early Finish Offset Type = Percentage; Percentage of Average Duration to use as an offset. The early finish time is calculated by subtracting the offset from the Average Duration. (Minimum = 0 and Maximum = 100)

Early Finish Duration Offset ( - )

Required if Early Finish Offset Type = Duration; Duration to use as an offset. The early finish time is calculated by subtracting the offset from the Average Duration.

Early Finish Duration Offset Unit

If Early Finish Offset Type = Duration;

Options:

Seconds
Minutes
Hours

Early Finish Time

If Early Finish Type = Time; Time before which the task finish time is considered early. That is, enter a time at which the task should still be running. Use HH:MM, 24-hour time.

Early Finish Day Constraint

If Early Finish Type = Time; Specification for whether or not to advance the early finish time to another day.

Valid values:

-- None --
Advance to the next day if the specified early finish time is before the Created time of the task instance.
Same Day
Do not advance day.
Next Day
Advance to the next day.
Next Business Day
Advance to the next business day.
Sunday
If today is not Sunday, advance to next Sunday.
Monday
If today is not Monday, advance to next Monday.
Tuesday
If today is not Tuesday, advance to next Tuesday.
Wednesday
If today is not Wednesday, advance to next Wednesday.
Thursday
If today is not Thursday, advance to next Thursday.
Friday
If today is not Friday, advance to next Friday.
Saturday
If today is not Saturday, advance to next Saturday.
Nth Day
Advance to a specific number of days in the future.

Default is – None --.

Early Finish Nth Amount

If Early Finish Day Constraint = Nth Day; Number of days to advance.

Early Finish Duration

If Early Finish Type = Duration; Shortest amount of time this task instance should take to run.

User Estimated Duration

Required if Early Finish Type or Late Finish Type = Average Duration; Estimated amount of time it should normally take to run this task. The Controller uses this information to calculate the User Estimated End Time on a task instance record.

User Estimated Duration is used when the Average Duration is not available; for example, on the first launch of a task.

Projected Late

System-provided if Late Start Time, Late Start Duration, or Late Finish Time is specified; This field is flagged if the task instance is projected to be late based on critical path projected end times (see /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5833726 and /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5833726 Universal Controller system properties).

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Retry Options

This section contains specifications for retrying the task.

Maximum Retries

User-defined; maximum number of times that the Controller should retry this task after it has started and gone to a failed state.

Retry Indefinitely

User-defined; indicates whether the Controller should continue trying indefinitely to run this task. If you enable this field, it overrides any value placed in the Maximum Retries field.

Retry Interval (Seconds)

User-defined; number of seconds between each retry.

Current Retry Count

System-supplied; current number of times that the Controller has retried the task after it first went to failure status.

Suppress Intermediate Failures

User-defined; If the task instance is in the Failed status, indicates whether or not the following will be suppressed until all scheduled retry attempts (a Maximum Retries value has been entered or Retry Indefinitely has been enabled) have been made:

All Actions (Abort, Email Notification, Set Variable, SNMP Notification, and System Operation) defined for the task instance on a Failed status.

Workflow conditional path processing; any Successors waiting on a failure path will not be released.

Task Monitors will not be notified of the Failed status. Also, any Task Monitor task that has a Time Scope in the past will disqualify any matching task instance in the past with a Failed status if the task instance is scheduled for automatic retry and for which Suppress Intermediate Failures has been enabled.

Any Workflow containing the Failed task instance will not transition to the Running/Problems status.

Next Retry Time

System-supplied for a task instance in the Failed status that is scheduled for automatic retry; Next time that a retry will be made. If a task instance is not scheduled for automatic retry, Next Retry Time does not display in the task instance Details.

Critical Path Options

This section contains Critical Path-related specifications for the task.

CP Duration

Optional; Allows you to override the estimated Critical Path Duration of the task when running in a Workflow; used in conjunction with the CP Duration Unit field. In most cases, this field should be left blank, which implies that the Controller will estimate the Critical Path Duration based on historical executions. Valid values are any integer equal to or greater than 0. Variables and Functions are supported.

CP Duration (Resolved)

Displays the current resolved value of the CP Duration field, which may contain variables or functions that will be displayed as unresolved until the task instance starts. The CP Duration (Resolved) field can continue to change value until the task instance starts, at which time CP Duration will display as resolved and CP Duration (Resolved) will no longer be visible unless there was an issue resolving the variables and/or functions contained within CP Duration. If the Controller is unable to resolve CP Duration or it resolves to an invalid value, CP Duration will be ignored and the Controller will estimate the Critical Path Duration based on historical executions.

CP Duration Unit

Type of CP Duration; used in conjunction with the CP Duration field. For example, for a CP Duration of two minutes, specify 2 in the CP Duration field and select Minutes in this field.

Options:

Seconds
Minutes
Hours

Default is Minutes.

Workflow Execution Options

This section contains Execution Restriction specifications for the task if it is within a Workflow.

Execution Restriction

Specification for whether or not there is a restriction for this task to be run, skipped, or held.

Options are:

-- None -- No restriction for this task.
Run Restriction for when this task will be run.
Skip Restriction for when this task will be skipped.
Hold Restriction for when this task will be held.

If Execution Restriction on a task is Run or Skip, then when it is part of a Workflow that is being launched, the Restriction Period is evaluated. The task instance will be skipped if Execution Restriction is Skip and the date is within the Restriction Period or Execution Restriction is Run and the date is not within the Restriction Period. Execution Restriction can be set to Skip with a Restriction Period of - None -, meaning the restriction is always active and the task will be skipped when it is part of a Workflow.

Restriction Period

If Execution Restriction = Run, Skip, or Hold; Period of time when the task is restricted.

Options are:

– None –
No period of restriction for this task.
Before
Restriction is valid if the date is before the Before Date value.
After
Restriction is valid if the date is after the After Date value.
Span
Restriction is valid if the date is before the Before Date value and after After Date value.
On
Restriction is valid if the date is one of the Date List values.

Before Date

If Restriction Period = Before or Span; Date before which the restriction is valid.

Before Time

If Restriction Period = Before or Span; Time on the selected date before which the restriction is valid.

After Date

If Restriction Period = After or Span; Date after which the restriction is valid.

After Time

If Restriction Period = After or Span; Time on the selected date after which the restriction is valid.

Date List

If Restriction Period = On; Date(s) on which the restriction is valid.

Statistics

This section contains time-related statistics for the task instance.

User Estimated End Time

System-supplied; If the user entered information into the User Estimated Duration field in the task Details, the Controller uses this information to calculate an end time for the task instance, based on the date/time the task instance started.

Lowest Estimated End Time

System-supplied; Lowest estimated end time of the task instance, calculated by the Controller based on the date/time the task instance started.

Average Estimated End Time

System-supplied; Average estimated end time of the task instance, calculated by the Controller based on the date/time the task instance started.

Highest Estimated End Time

System-supplied; Highest estimated end time of the task instance, calculated by the Controller based on the date/time the task instance started.

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.

Operational Memo History

History of all Operational Memos for the task.

Buttons

This section identifies the buttons displayed above and below the Task Instance Details that let you perform various actions.

Update

Saves updates to the record.

Force Finish

See Force Finishing a Task.

Hold

Places the task instance on Hold (see Putting a Task on Hold).

Skip

For tasks loaded into the schedule that have not yet run; allows you to tell the Controller to skip this task. See Skipping a Task.

Re-run

See Re-running a Task Instance.

Note

If the/wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5833726 Universal Controller system property is set to true, the Re-run button is a drop-down list containing the following options:

Re-run
Re-run (Suppress Intermediate Failures)

The Re-run button does not display if the task instance does not qualify for Re-run.

If the task instance qualifies for Re-run, but already has Retry Options enabled, Re-run (Suppress Intermediate Failures) displays as disabled in the drop-down list.

View Parent

Displays the task instance Details for the parent Workflow of this task instance.

Delete

Deletes the current record.

Refresh

Refreshes any dynamic data displayed in the Details.

Close

For pop-up view only; closes the pop-up view of this task instance.

Tabs

This section identifies the tabs across the top of the Task Instance Details that provide access to additional information about the task instance.

Actions

Actions that the Controller took automatically based on events that occurred during the execution of this task.

Events are:

Task instance status
Exit codes
Late start
Late finish
Early finish

Actions are:

Abort Action	Abort the task if certain events occur. For details, see /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836307.
Email Notification	Send an email if certain events occur. For details, see /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836291.
Set Variable	Used in tasks and workflows to set a variable based on the occurrence of certain events. For details, see /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5835986.
SNMP Notification	Send an email if certain events occur. For details, see /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836300.
System Operation	Run an Universal Controller system operation based on specified conditions. For details, see /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836220.

Virtual Resources

Lists all /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5835924 to which this task is assigned.

If you want to create a /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836259 for this task, you can select an existing Virtual Resource (or, optionally, first create a new Virtual Resource and then select it as the Task Virtual Resource) or enter a Virtual Resource variable. The variable must be a supported type as described in /wiki/spaces/UC73/pages/5836007.

Exclusive Requests

Lists all records in the Exclusive Requests table (ops_exclusive_order) for this task instance.

Target Task Instances

All instances of the Target Task launched by the Recurring Task within a specified time constraint. The default time constraints is 48 hours.

The Target Task Instances Tab Time Constraint User Preference enables you to override the default time constraint.

Notes

Lists all notes associated with this record.

Running a Recurring Task

You can run a Recurring task:

Manually, by clicking the Launch or Launch with Variables button in the Recurring Tasks list or Recurring 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.

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