HP Device Manager 4.6 Administrator Guide

4 Using tasks
Task templates
Task templates are displayed in the Task Templates tab of the task pane. The template list consists
of six sortable columns:
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Icon—Indicates whether the template is a base template, a custom task template, or a favorite
custom task template
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Template Name—Indicates the name of the template
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Description—Shows the description text of the template
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Base Template Name—Indicates the base template name of the template
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Category—Indicates which category the template belongs to
There are seven categories in HPDM:
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File and Registry—A generic template consisting of a customizable combination of tasks for
managing device operating systems (see
Managing files and registry settings on page 41
for more information)
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Connections—Used to get or set the connection settings of a device
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Agent—Used to configure HPDM Agent settings and update the HPDM Agent
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Imaging—Used to capture or deploy flash-memory images of devices
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Operations—Used to perform various operations on a device, such as reboot, shadow,
shutdown, and wake up
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Settings—Used to change various settings on the device, such as display, network, time,
and write filter
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Template Sequence—Used to define sequences in which tasks are performed
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Status—Indicates the status of each template
The status could be one of the following:
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Blank (no text)—Indicates this template is in a normal status and is available for editing and
sending tasks.
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Transferring—Indicates this template is in a temporary status. The payload required in this
template is still transferring. After the transfer finishes, it will change to either a normal or
failed status.
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Failed—Indicates this template is in an invalid status. There was an error during the
transfer of the payload required in this template. You can move the mouse to the text and
view details of what kind of error occurred.
Custom task templates, based upon these categories, can be created, edited, deleted, imported, or
exported to create specific tasks for devices.
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