Flowlink 5.1 Software Instruction Manual - Isco

Isco Flowlink 5.1 ® Software
Schedules
Schedule Task
Temporarily Disable
Tasks
The Schedule Task Window contains the settings that define the
operation to be performed.
Schedule a task by following the steps below:
1. To set up a new task, right-click on a schedule in the
workspace and select New Task.
2. Select the type of operation. Tasks that can be scheduled
include site interrogations, printing graphs or tables,
running a program, importing from a file, exportnig or
saving to a file, calculating data sets, compacting a
database, backing up a database, archiving a database,
and restoring a database.
3. Type or select the name of the task item. Depending on
the type of operation selected in step 1, this can be done
by typing the name of the item, or by clicking the
Select… button and selecting an item from the list.
4. If necessary, specify the target directory for file export
operations.
5. Select a Schedule from the Pull-down list. These are
schedules that already appear in the Workspace.
When all of the entries have been made, click the OK
button to save the Schedule Task.
Note: To add another site to an existing scheduled task, simply
drag and drop the site over the desired schedule.
Individual tasks may be put on temporary hold in one of two
ways:
• Right-click a task and select Disable Task, or highlight a
task and select Disable Task from the Item menu.
or
• Double-click a task to open the task window and check
the box near the bottom, next to “Temporarily disable
this scheduled task.”
This action puts this scheduled task on hold. Flowlink will skip
this scheduled task as long as this check box is filled. The action
does not affect other tasks at the same scheduled time, or
identical tasks at different scheduled times.
Re-enable the task by selecting Enable Task or deselecting the
Disable check box.
Notes:
• Retrieve data from site - The site must already exist in
the current database.
• Print a graph or table - The graph or table settings
must be pre-defined and saved. The graph or table should
use a relative start time so that the viewed data is
updated whenever the graph or table is opened or
scheduled.
• Run a program - This type of scheduled task will
behave differently depending on its position among other
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