Viewing Account Task Reports, Overview

•Task Name – the name you use to refer to the task. This name will be stored in the reports database so you can find the task output.

•Task runs on – select the days of the week on which the task will run.

•Last Run – the last time that the task was run, and the status of the run (success or failure).

•Target Groups – the list of groups that the task will scan when run. You can add a new group by entering a group name into the box and clicking “Add Group”. You can delete a target group by clicking on the [del] link next to the group name.

•Filter Users – allows to use create a list of users to ignore when running the reports

•Task Details – the task will operate on users who meet these criteria. The task will search for users who meet the criteria selected.

•Actions – Once the scheduled task has detected users it will take the specified actions. o “Disable the user’s account” – check this box to have the scheduled task

disable the account. DO NOT select both “Disable account” and “Enable account” on the same task!

o “Enable the user’s account” – check this box to have the scheduled task enable the account. DO NOT select both “Disable account” and “Enable account” on the same task!

o “Save the task results to the reports database” – check this box to save the

detected accounts and the actions taken to the reports database. Note that account reset actions are always saved to the log; the reports database is stored separately and is sorted by task and date, not by user account.

o “Send the user an email” – check this box to send an email to the user at his or her Active Directory email address. You may enter the text of the email message in the textarea below this checkbox. You can use wildcards to specify fields to automatically fill in:

#RealName# - the real name of the user, as stored in Active Directory.

#PwdDaysToExp# - the days before the user’s password will expire.

#InactiveDays# - the number of days the user’s account has been inactive.

•Email Results to – enter an email address in this box will cause the scheduled task system to send a summary email to this email address when the task has been completed.

•Save Task Settings – click this to save the task settings.

•Save Task and Run Now – click this to save the task settings and run the task immediately.

•Return to Task List – click this to return to the list of tasks.

Viewing Account Task Reports

Overview

The Account Reset Console’s automatic task scheduler allows you to generate reports on any scheduled task and save the reports to the logging database. These reports can be viewed by an admin or help desk manager to discover account issues requiring additional action.