Creating Scheduled Tasks

Task is an object of the scheduled tasks container. The task is used to execute some actions over objects by the schedule.

Tasks are created in task container and can be executed on schedule, by condition and by system event or custom event.

To execute tasks, start task scheduler on application server or BI server.

The scheduled tasks container supports creating the following tasks:

Regular report calculation.
Cube calculation.
Unit execution.

NOTE. In the unit execution tasks, it is forbidden to create visual forms and components.

ETL task, data import/export tasks execution.
Modeling problem calculation.

NOTE. If a modeling problem uses connected R package methods, set up application server.

Multidimensional calculation on database server. It is available only in the desktop application.
Object cache update. It is available only in the desktop application.
Search index update. It is available only in the desktop application.

To create a task in scheduled tasks container, follow the steps:

Create a task.

Determine task name and identifier. The title of the dialog box corresponds to the selected task type, for example, cube calculation, model execution, and so on.

Determine task execution frequency. Various execution frequency types can be set up for task: once, daily, weekly, monthly, and also if a system or custom event occurs.

NOTE. It is optional to set up frequency and it can be set depending on task requirements. Set up schedule if you plan to send email notifications about task execution. After task are executed manually, messages are not sent.

Determine task execution conditions.

NOTE. It is optional to set up condition and it can be set depending on task requirements.

Set up task object and determine values of its parameters.

Set up handling of task execution result

NOTE. It is optional to set up result processing and it can be set depending on task requirements. Sending notifications by email is available only for tasks executed by schedule. When tasks are started manually, messages are not sent.

After the task has been created, operations with task and operations with task objects will be available.

To start tasks for execution, see the Starting Task for Execution article.