BluJay Solutions Parcel 21.1.0 - User Guide
Scheduler - Task - Creating, Updating, and Viewing a Task |
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Use the Task page (off the System menu) to add, update, and delete tasks or view all tasks that have been entered for the location that the user is currently logged into.
Caution: If you are adding a task that requires specifying an output file and location (database type task or track type task), you must run the Scheduler on the same computer as the DIServer.
To add, view, or update a task, do the following:
1.To access the Manage Tasks screen:
•To add a new task or search for an existing task – From the System menu, select Scheduler > Task to display the Manage Tasks screen.
•To update or modify an existing task – Select the task from any of the following lists, click [VIEW] to display the Manage Tasks screen with the parameters for the selected task, and then modify the values as desired:
- Today's Task
- Task History
- Future Tasks
2.To add a task or search for a specific task, complete the required combination of the following boxes. To view a list of all tasks, leave the boxes blank and click the [SEARCH].
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Task Name |
Type the task name that you want to add or search for. |
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Task Type |
To search for or add a task of a specific type, select the type from the list. |
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Task Status |
To search for or add a task of a specific status, select the status from the list. |
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Frequency |
For searching tasks To search for tasks of a specific frequency, enter the frequency by selecting the mathematical qualifier in the list and typing a value in the box on the right.
Examples: •To search for tasks that run every day, select = and type a 1. •To search for tasks that do not run every five days, select != and type 5. •To search for tasks that run less often than every day, select > and type 1. •To search for tasks that run more often than every five days, select < and type 5. •To search for tasks that run every three days or less often, select >= and type 3. •To search for tasks that run every two days or every day, select <= and type 2. |
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For adding tasks Leave this field blank until after you click [ADD], and then enter the number of times per day you want the task to run; for example: 5 |
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Execution Time |
To add a task or search for a specific task, type the time at which the task begins. Parcel considers the time zone of the location (i.e., configured in the location settings) while adding / executing the tasks. Use the following format: HH:MM:SS where HH is the two-digit hour based on 24 hours, MM is the minutes past the hour, and SS is the seconds past the minute. For example, if the tasks begins at 5:35pm, type 17:35:00. Note: You do not have to type the colons, they appear automatically as you type the digits. |
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Task Start On |
To add a task or search for a specific task, click the calendar and select the date the task begins. |
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Task Ends On |
To add a task or search for a specific task, click the calendar and select the date the task ends. |
2.Click one of the following buttons:
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SEARCH |
Search for tasks. |
ADD |
Add the task whose information you typed in the boxes. |
3.If you clicked [SEARCH], the search results page appears. Otherwise, if you clicked [ADD], go to Step 5.
In the search results, locate the task you want to view, update, or delete:
•You can sort the results by clicking the column labels.
•If there are more results than can fit on the page, use the right arrow to view the next pages. Then use the left arrow to go back to the previous pages.
•To update or modify a task in the search list, select the task, and then click [UPDATE] to display the task on the Manage Task screen with the existing values.
Notes:
•To add a new task, you first need to fill in all the fields on the initial Manage Tasks screen (see step 5), and then click [ADD]. This action displays additional fields for the specific task that you selected from the Task Type drop-down list.
•To update an existing task, change the parameters described in the tables in steps 5-6 to the desired values.
4.Select the task that you want to view, update, or delete by clicking the radio in the far-left column of that row. Then, click one of the following buttons.
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ADD |
Click [ADD] to partially "clone" the task and save under another name with updated values if desired. |
VIEW |
View all the selected task's information and/or update the information. Note: Clicking [VIEW] displays a populated Manage Tasks screen that allows you modify the values (see step 1) for the selected task, and then update the task by clicking [UPDATE]. You can also delete the task by clicking [DELETE] or return to the list of tasks by clicking [CANCEL]. |
DELETE |
Delete the selected task. |
CANCEL |
Return to the previous page to conduct a new search. |
5.If you are adding a new task or want to update a task's information, complete or edit the following boxes.
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Task Name |
Type a name for the task. |
From the drop-down list, select one of the following task types: •DIServer Task - Schedule a Close, Upload, or Rate Update for shipments made with a specific carrier. •Database Task - Schedule a query on the Parcel database. •Track Task - Schedule batch tracking of shipments made with a specific carrier and service. Notes: •When you click [ADD], some of the additional fields that Parcel displays depend on the task type you select. See step 6. •Parcel supports batch tracking for the following carriers only: |
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Task Status |
From the list, select the task status: Active or Suspended |
Frequency |
Type the x value in this formula for how often the task should run: Once every x days. For example, if the task should run once every day, type 1. If the task should run once every three days, type 3. To configure a task to run more than once in a day, use the Run After box. |
Execution Time |
Type the time at which the task should begin. Parcel considers the time zone of the location (i.e, configured in the location settings) while adding / executing the tasks. Use the following format: HH:MM:SS where HH is the two-digit hour based on 24 hours, MM is the minutes past the hour, and SS is the seconds past the minute. For example, if the tasks begins at 5:35pm, type 17:35:00. You do not have to type the colons, they appear automatically as you type the digits. |
Task Start On |
Use the calendar |
Task Ends On |
Use the calendar |
6.If you are adding a new task, click [ADD] to display the following additional fields depending on the task type* you selected in the previous step.
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Depends On Task |
From the list, select the task on which the new tasks depends. The task that you select in this field must be executed before the new task will execute. Note: This field appears for all task types after you click [ADD]. |
Run After |
If you want a task to run more than once in a day, type the amount of time after the execution time that the task should run again. For example, if the execution time is 21:00:00 (9pm), and you want the task to run again at 21:30:00 (9:30pm), type 00:30:00 in this box. This causes the task to run every half an hour after the Execution Time. Note: This field appears for all task types after you click [ADD]. |
Day of Week |
From the drop-down list, select the day of week: •Sunday •Monday •Tuesday •Wednesday •Thursday •Friday •Saturday |
Command* |
This field appears if this is a DIServer task. Select the operation from the following list: •Close •Upload •Rate Update |
For Carrier* |
This field appears if this is a DIServer task or Track task. From the drop-down list, select the carrier for which the operation is to be performed. For example, if you selected Close in the Command list, select the carrier that you want to close with this task. |
Day Offset |
This field appears if this is a DIServer task and Command type Close and Upload only. Parcel considers the SHIPDATE in the CLOS / UPLD API and allows the users to configure ship date with an offset of +/- 7 days from the current date. Note: The default current date: '0'. |
For Service* |
This field appears if this is a DIServer or Track task. From the drop-down list, select the specified carrier's service for which you want the operation to be performed or select "All Services" to have the operation performed for every service. |
7.Once you have completed adding or editing the information for the task, click [SAVE] or [UPDATE] (depending on whether you are saving a new task or updating an existing task) to save the information to the database. Or you can use one of the following buttons:
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DELETE |
Delete an existing task. |
CLEAR |
Clear the page of the information you entered and start over if you were adding a new task. |
CANCEL |
Return to the previous page. |
