HP Easytime/XL Tasks

Managing Sessions

Sending Messages to Users

You can send messages to one or more users on the system. For example, you can send a message asking users to log off before you shut down the system.

1.Select one or more sessions from the Session Management screen.

2.Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

3.Press S for Send Message.

4.Enter the message to be sent to other users.

The message can be up to 80 characters in length. The field shifts to the left as it is typed providing more space.

If you want a user to reply to the message, be sure to include the session name so that the user knows which session to answer. The session name and user are not automatically displayed with the message.

5.Press F5 OK to send the message.

Limiting the Number of Sessions

If you are the system administrator, you can limit the number of users allowed to log on to the system at one time.

1.Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

2.Press L for Limit No. of Sessions.

A dialog box prompts you to enter the session limit.

3.Enter the number of sessions allowed to run concurrently.

4.Press F5 OK to set the session limit.

Displaying Sessions

When you log on to HP Easytime/XL and go to Session Management, you see all the sessions currently logged on to the system. You can use the View menu to restrict your view to a particular set of sessions, for example, those in a specific account.

1.Press F2 V to open the View menu.

2.Press V for Set View.

A dialog box prompts you to enter a set of sessions.

3.Enter the set of sessions you would like to view. Wildcard characters can be used to define a set.

4.Press F5 OK to display the new view.

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