## Tasks Management

All tasks performed or scheduled in Parallels Business Automation - Standard are collected under the Action Log - Tasks Queue tab. Click the Action Log item on the namespace tree to view tasks.

Note: You can set the tasks retention cycle in Configuration Director - Miscellaneous settings - Data Retention.

The tasks list displays the following:

- ID. The task numerical identifier assigned automatically in Parallels Business Automation - Standard.
- Description. A task name or short description.
- Status. A task current status (refresh the screen to see the actual data):
  - Error - a task was terminated with error. You can click on a task ID to get its details and follow the link to the corresponding record in the Action Log or to a problem report.
  - Pending - a task is scheduled for execution. There are several reasons for pending status:

    Temporal lack of resources required for task execution.

    A task depends on some other task(s) that are not finished yet. In this case, you can view the tasks that block a task execution on a task details screen.

    A task is periodical and its execution time has not come yet.

  - Success - a task was executed successfully.
  - Timeout - a task execution time (timeout) is over and a task was terminated.
  - In progress - a task is being executed at the moment.
- Periodic. Shows whether a task is executed many times, with a particular period, or this is a single task. Green tick in this column means that a task is periodic, red cross means that a task is single.
- Scheduled. The date and time when a task must be executed.

You can view a task details by clicking on its ID. Some settings of pending tasks can be adjusted. And tasks in any other status cannot be changed. Task details include the following:

- ID, Status, and Description (the same as in the tasks list).
- Code. The code to be executed in the frame of a task.
- Priority (for non periodical tasks).
- Period. The execution period in seconds for periodical tasks only. You can modify the execution period for periodic tasks.
- Scheduled. The date and time a task must be executed. You can adjust the execution time for pending tasks. To start a task immediately, click the Now button next to the execution time fields to set the date/time to the current moment and click the Update button.

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