Custom scheduled task item attributes

Attribute name

Description

OS category

OS category defines the operating system platform of this custom scheduled task.

Name

Name of this custom scheduled task. It is recommended to use descriptive names for the tasks (e.g. RAM usage monitor for Windows).

Description

Enter here a free description of the custom scheduled task.

Status

Determines the status of this custom scheduled task.

If status = enabled, the custom scheduled task is active and the attached task file will be run according to the settings of the custom scheduled task item.

If status = disabled, the custom scheduled task is not activated.

Attribute name

Description

Allowed time frame

This field defines the default allowed time frame (use full hours) when this custom scheduled task is allowed to run.

Use full hours and the  '-' character as delimiter between two times to specify the allowed time frame. If the field is left empty, the custom scheduled task is allowed to run anytime.

Example:

17-06 would mean that the task is allowed to run between 17:00 and 6:00 only.

Notice that you can define the run times of the schedules tasks in more accurate level with the help of scheduled task profile items. With the scheduled task profile items you can set the allowed time frame in an asset level, or according to device role, device usage, location, or organisation.

Copy output

This field (Yes/No) determines whether the output file of the custom task is sent to Miradore server after it has been performed or not.

This is a default setting and can be overwritten with the profile settings of an scheduled task profile item.

Interval

This field defines how often this custom scheduled task should be run. The interval is calculated from the moment when the task was last time successfully performed.

This is a default setting and can be overwritten with the profile settings of an scheduled task profile item.

Parameters

This field defines the parameters that are used to run the attached script (i.e. task file). This field is optional.

This is a default setting and can be overwritten with the profile settings of an scheduled task profile item.

Randomize start time

This setting is only effective if the Allowed time frame has been set.

If randomization is disabled, the scheduled task will run exactly when the defined interval elapses.

If randomization is enabled, scheduler chooses a random time within the given interval to run the scheduled task in a managed device. Notice that the task may run multiple times during the allowed time frame if the interval is shorter than the duration of the allowed time frame.

Regardless of whether the randomization is used or not, the scheduled tasks are always performed within the allowed time frame.

Run after every boot

This setting determines how scheduler runs the scheduled task in a managed computer after the computer has restarted.

If Run after every boot is enabled, the scheduled task will be performed as soon as possible within the allowed time frame.

If Run after every boot is disabled, the scheduled task will be performed within the allowed time frame according to the given interval (not as soon as possible).

Run in initial install

This field defines whether this custom scheduled task should be run during initial install or not.

This is a default setting and can be overwritten with the profile settings of an scheduled task profile item.

Time out

This field defines the time out time for this scheduled task item in seconds.

This is a default setting and can be overwritten with the profile settings of an scheduled task profile item.

Use UTC time

This field determines whether Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Miradore client's local time is used for calculating the allowed time frame for the task.

This is a default setting and can be overwritten with the profile settings of an scheduled task profile item.

Attribute name

Description

Task file

This field defines the script that the custom scheduled task runs according to the settings defined to the custom scheduled task item form.

If you select "Text" as a file type for the task file, you can write the script directly to the editor that is provided in the popup window.

This is a default setting and can be overwritten with the profile settings of an scheduled task profile item.

Additional files

Here you may attach additional files that are required to run the task.

This is a default setting and can be overwritten with the profile settings of an scheduled task profile item.

Attribute name

Description

Attachments

You may attach files into this field. About attaching files. This field is optional.

Comments

You may add comments related to this item here. This field is optional.