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Chapter 19 Managing Tasks, Events, and Alarms
Table 19-1. Scheduled Task Frequency Options
Frequency Procedure to Set
Once Torunthescheduledtaskimmediatelyaftercreation,selectNow,
andclickNext.
Torunthescheduledtaskatalaterdateandtime,dothe
following:
1 SelectLater.
2TypeaclocktimeintheTimefield.
3 ClicktheDatearrowtodisplayacalendar.Selectadateby
clicking
itonthecalendar.
Clicktheleftandrightarrowstoviewadditionalmonths.
Selectthemonthandchoosefromthelist.Selecttheyearby
clickingtheupanddownarrows.
4 ClickNext.
AfterStartup Entertheamountofdelay,andclickNext.
Hourly Enterthestarttimeafterthe
beginningofthehourandtheinterval
(forexample,15minutesaftereveryeighthours).ClickNext.
Daily Enterthestarttimeandinterval.ClickNext.
Forexample,enter14:30everyfourthdaytorunthetaskat2:30
pmeveryfourdays.
Weekly Enterthestarttime,dayofthe
week,andinterval.ClickNext.
Forexample,TuesdaysandThursday,8:00am,everysecond
week.Youcanselectmultipledaysoftheweek.
Monthly Enterthestarttime,dayofthemonth,andinterval.ClickNext.
Forexample,entersecondThursdayofthemonth,11:00every
thirdmonth.
Ifyouselect
adayhigherthan28,awarningmessageisdisplayed
becausesomemonthsare29,30,or31days.
Thelast<day>ofthemonthselectsthelastweekinthemonththat
thedayoccurs.IfyouselectthelastMondayofthemonth,andthe
monthendsona
Sunday,thelastMondaywillbesixdaysbefore
theendofthemonth.