Specifications

Chapter 16: DigiBase 331
Task Window Views
The Task window provides a maximized and min-
imized view.
To toggle between maximized and minimized
views:
Click the View Toggle icon in the top of the
Task window.
Task Window Tools, Columns,
and Displays
The Task window menu provides commands for
Task window operations.
The following data is always displayed in the Task
window (both views):
Item Name
Indicates affected item, whether a file,
database, or other supported item.
Status
Action being taken (for example, copying,
processing, indexing and so on).
Progress
Indicates the progress of the task or its
sub-tasks, which include assessing the size of the
items and the estimated amount of time necessary
to complete the task.
Progress Indicator
Indicates processing is ongo-
ing.
Quantification
Shows percentage of progress of
the current task.
Active Tasks Pane
The upper Active Tasks pane shows the tasks that
are in progress or waiting to start. The currently ex-
ecuting task is at the top. Tasks in this pane will be
processed.
As tasks complete, they disappear from the queue.
Any task that fails to complete successfully is
moved to the Paused Tasks pane (see below). The
Status column displays a description of the failure.
Paused Tasks Pane
The Paused Tasks pane is displayed below the Ac-
tive Tasks pane, and is separated by a moveable
horizontal divider. Tasks listed in this pane will not
be processed until they are moved back to the Ac-
tive Tasks pane.
Pausing and Cancelling Tasks
The Task window lets you pause, resume, and can-
cel tasks.
To pause a task:
Drag the appropriate task from the Active Tasks
pane to the Paused Tasks pane.
The task moves to the top of the Paused Tasks
pane.
To pause all tasks:
Choose Pause All from the Task window menu.
To resume a task:
Drag a task from the Paused Tasks pane to the
Active Tasks pane. The task returns to its previ-
ous position in the queue.
To resume all paused tasks:
Select Resume All from the Task window menu.
All tasks in the Paused Tasks pane (except
failed tasks) are moved to the Active Tasks
pane.
Task window, minimum view