Apple 3 Getting Completed Task History, Saving a Task for Later Use, To save a task for later use

To stop a currently running task:

1Select the Active Tasks list.

2Select the desired task in the Remote Desktop window.

The task status and computers involved are shown in the Remote Desktop window.

3Click the Stop button in the top-right of the main window.

Getting Completed Task History

After a task has received feedback from all the involved client computers, or they have experienced a communication time-out, the task is moved to the Task History list. The Task History list is located in the left side of the Remote Desktop window, and has a disclosure triangle to expand or hide the list. This list stays populated as long you’ve set in the Remote Desktop preferences. The Task History list can also be viewed in a separate window with the tasks sorted by date.

To get status on a completed task:

1Open the Task History list using the disclosure triangle.

2Select the desired task in the Remote Desktop window.

The final task status and computers involved are shown in the Remote Desktop window.

or

mSelect Window > Task History.

The final task status and computers involved are shown in a separate window.

Saving a Task for Later Use

You may want to save a task for later, repeated use. If you find yourself repeating certain tasks, you can save those tasks and the information about which computers go with them. Observe and Control tasks cannot be saved.

Saved tasks appear in a list on the left side of the Remote Desktop main window.

To save a task for later use:

1Open the task you want to save.

For example, if you want to save a Copy Items task, select Manage > Copy Items.

2Configure the task as desired.

3Before executing the task, click Save.

4Name the saved task.

The task appears in a list on the left side of the Remote Desktop main window.

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