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Task Modifications and Effects

Whenever an objectAutomation Engine controlled activities and processes are structured in the form of objects. See also: Task is manually modified and stored, the system checks whether this object is currently being executed.

If so, a warning is displayed:

"ATTENTION: Modifications in object 'JOBP01_TEST' can affect running processes. Save anyway?"

In most cases, object modification actually influences ongoing executions. Nevertheless, this only applies to tasks that are not yet active but in the statusThis represents the condition of a task (such as active, blocked, generating). "registeredThis is the status of a task that runs within a group and is waiting for its start." or "waiting for precondition".

The listing below shows all modifications that show only little or no effects at all:

Object type

Modified setting

Effects

All executable objects

Start type (Group)

None

Note: The scriptA particular Automation Engine object type. functionPre-defined run book template in the Automation Engine. One single step only, e.g. Start Windows Service, Copy file,… GET_ATT supplies the name of the new groupAn Automation Engine object type that integrates tasks so that they can be processed together..

Notification

Responsible recipient, calendarAn Automation Engine object type that defines a set of days based on calendar keywords. and calendar keywordThe attribute of a Calendar object that defines which days included in the calendar.

None

Cockpit

Content of the Cockpit tab

None

 

Properties of the display elements

None

Event

Calendar tab

None

FileTransfer

Use of wildcards

None

Job

Host

No effects when the jobAn Automation Engine object type for a process that runs on a target system. is in the status "Waiting for Host"

Workflow

Content of the Workflow tab

None

 

Properties of tasks

Modifications only take effect when they were made via the Workflow Monitor

RemoteTaskManagerIt monitors and controls external Jobs that were not started by the Automation Engine (AE). An AE object type. [Formerly called "QueueManager."]

Filter specifications

None

Schedule

Period and result evaluation

None

 

Content of the Schedule tab and properties of tasks

Modifications take effect when they were made in the monitor. If they were made in the object, it is queried if the modifications should be reloaded at the next period turnaround.

 

See also:

Executing Objects

 


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