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Appendix A Defined Privileges
Scheduled Task
Sessions
Table A-15. Scheduled Task Privileges
Privilege
Name Description Affects
Pair with
Object
Effective on
Object
CreateTasks
1
Schedulesatask.Requiresthe
privilegestoperformthescheduled
actionatthetimeofscheduling.
Userinterfaceelement–Scheduled
Taskstoolbarbuttonandpop‐upmenu
VConly Allinventory
objects
Allinventory
objects
ModifyTask Reconfiguresthescheduledtask
properties.
Userinterfaceelement–Inventory>
ScheduledTasks>Edit,Scheduled
Tasks
tabpop‐upmenu
VConly Allinventory
objects
Allinventory
objects
RemoveTask Removesascheduledtaskfromthe
queue.
Userinterfaceelement–Scheduled
Taskspop‐upmenu,Inventory>
ScheduledTask>Remove,Edit>
Remove
VConly Allinventory
objects
Allinventory
objects
RunTask Runsthescheduledtaskimmediately.
Userinterfaceelement–
Scheduled
Taskspop‐upmenu,Inventory>
ScheduledTask>Run
VConly Allinventory
objects
Allinventory
objects
1. Creatingandrunningatask(on‐demand)requirespermissiontoinvoketheassociatedaction.Forexample,
Alarmsrequirespermissionsonafoldertocreatealarmsonobjectsinthatfolder.
Table A-16. Session Privileges
Privilege
Name Description Affects
Pair with
Object
Effective on
Object
Global
Message
Setsthegloballoginmessage.
Userinterfaceelement–Sessionstab,
Administration>EditMessageofthe
Day
VConly Rootfolder Rootfolder
Impersonate
User
Impersonatesanotheruser.This
capabilityisusedbyextensions.
VConly Rootfolder Rootfolder