Basic> Inquiries> Batch job> View tasks

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Basic> Batch job list - User> View tasks

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Basic> Inquiries> Batch job history> View tasks

Use this form to view or create tasks for a batch job. You can also view or create dependencies between batch tasks.

Note
You cannot change task information while the associated job is running or waiting to be run. You must change the batch status to Withhold before changing task information.

Navigating the form

The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form. Depending on where you opened the form from, some controls may not be available.

Tabs

Tab	Description
Overview tab	View a list of all batch tasks.
General tab	View and edit extended information about the selected batch task.
Update tab	View the latest information about the selected batch task.

Buttons

Upper pane

Button	Description
Parameters	Open a form where you can set parameters for the task.
Log	View the batch log, which contains messages generated when the task was run.
Refresh	Refresh the information in the form.

Lower pane

Button	Description
Go to previous	Go to the task that the selected task is dependent on.

Fields

Field	Description
Status	The status of the batch task.
Task description	Enter a description for the task.
Company accounts	Specify the company in which the task will run.
Class name	Select an application object for the task.
Class description	The description of the application object you selected.
Has conditions	Indicates whether the task has dependencies on other tasks.
Run location	Indicates whether the batch runs on the client or the server.
Batch group	The batch group that this task belongs to.
Progress	Indicates the percentage of the task that is finished.
	Date and time when the task was created.
Start date/time	Date and time that the task last started.
End date/time	Date and time that the task last ended.
Condition type	Type of dependency between the selected task and its parent tasks. Select Andif all conditions must be met before moving on to the dependent task. Select Orif any of the conditions can be met before moving on to the dependent task.
Expected status	Status the selected task must have before a dependent task can be run.
Status	Actual status of the task.
Automatically start transaction	Indicates whether the task should be started automatically.
Runtime task	A developer-created task that runs only for a certain instance of a batch job.
Reference	Identification number for the task.
Ignore Task Failure	Select to ignore this task's status when determining whether the batch job failed.
Maximum retries	Number of times to retry running the task before failing.
AOS instance name	Identification for the batch server, in the format Instance@ServerName.
Private	Indicates whether the job can be run only by the person who created it. This option can be used only for tasks that run on the client. Server tasks cannot be private.
	User who ordered the batch.
Run by	User who ran the batch.
Actual retries	Number of times the task was retried.
Exception type	Type of error encountered when running the task (if any).