A scheduled task is the task that generates reports periodically within the specified life cycle. It helps the user query synthesis reports and sends the reports to the specified email box periodically.
Prerequisites
When you need to use the mailbox to receive the reports, you must complete the configuration of the mail server in the ATIC Management center. For details, see Mail Server.
Procedure
- Choose .
- On the Scheduled Task List page, click
to create a scheduled task.
- Configure scheduled task information. For details, see Table 1.
Table 1 Creating a scheduled task Parameter Description Setting Name Identifies the name of a task for easy search. It cannot contain any spaces or characters such as "'", "|", "\", ",", "<", ">", "&", ";", """, and "%". The value contains a maximum of 32 characters and cannot start with null.
Plan Indicates the execution period of the task. For example, if you set the life cycle from 2010-12-8 00:00:00 to 2011-12-8 23:59:59, and the Plan time for the task to 00:00 on the 8th day of each month, the system generates reports 00:00 on the 8th day of each month from 2010-12-8 00:00:00 to 2011-12-8 23:59:59. Run Time Indicates the execution time of the task. Life Cycle Indicates the validity period of a task. The task becomes invalid when it expires. Report Format Indicates the format for exporting the report. Multiple formats are available. You need to select at least one format. Description Indicates the description of a task. Its length cannot exceed 255 characters. 
NOTE: Searched data of system reports and Zone reports is as follows:- If the task is performed daily, data of the last day is obtained.
- If the task is performed weekly, data of the last week is obtained.
- If the task is performed monthly, data of the last month is obtained.
- If the task is performed yearly, data of the last year is obtained.
- Configure task contents, that is, reports
periodically generated.
NOTE: You need to select at least one of the system report and Zone report.
Select the system report.
Click the System Report tab, select the Device and report types to be queried, and fill in the email address.
The generated system reports will be sent to the email address.
Select the Zone report.
Click the Zone Report tab, select the Device and report types to be queried, and fill in the email address.
The generated Zone reports will be sent to the email address. Before selecting Send to a user-defined email box, ensure that an Email address has configured for Zone objects. For details, see Adding a Zone.
- Click ok.