Saves your changes and close the window.

Closes the window without saving any changes.

Type a name for the task that is unique within the Task Center. The name can be up to 80 alphanumeric characters and is case sensitive. You cannot use & as the first character.

Select the task type:

Type descriptive information about the task. You can view or search for text that you enter in this field to find it later, or view the description in the Information Catalog Manager.

Shows the category associated with the task. You can define your own categories.

Optional: select a category to associate with the task. Click [...] to select from the list of available categories.

Specify the system on which the task runs.

Shows list of available systems.

The DB2 instance or partition to use when the task is run.

Shows list of DB2 instances or partitions available to use.

Specify which success code set to use for this task. The success code set specifies the conditions the task must meet to be considered successful.

Select to use the operating system's default interpreter.

Select to use a command string to invoke an interpreter.

Click to stop the task the first time a failure is returned. A failure is determined by the success code set.

Click to select a success code set.

Type the command string that invokes the interpreter that you want to use.

Select to use a file extension that invokes an interpreter.

Type the file extension that invokes the interpreter that you want to use.

Check to pass the name of the system on which the task runs.

Enter additional parameters to pass.

Lists all parameters to be passed when the task is run.

Specify the success code set to use.

Opens a list of success code sets to select from.

Check to stop the task when a return code is received that exceeds the number that you specified.

Check to consider the entire task a failure if any return codes exceed the maximum.

Moves the selected tasks from the Available tasks list to the Selected tasks list.

Moves all of the tasks from the Available tasks list to the Selected tasks list.

Moves the selected tasks from the Selected tasks list to the Available tasks list.

Moves all of the tasks from the Selected tasks list to the Available tasks list.

Click to refresh the list of available tasks.

Enter the command script that you want to run.

Click to import text from a file on your computer.

Enter the directory for the Task Center to use as a working directory. This is the directory where the task runs.

Shows a list of directories to select from.

Specify the character to use to represent the end of a DB2 statement.

Opens a window to save the schedule to the list of saved schedules.

Type the ID of the user who is authorized to run the selected task schedule.

Type the password of the user who is authorized to run the selected task schedule.

Click to run the task on the specified schedule. The task will not run if you do not enable the schedule.

Click to select a date from the calendar.

Specify a time when the task begins the first time.

Specify to start the task on a particular date.

Specify a day of the week for the task to start.

Specify which day for the task to start.

Click to start the task during a particular day of the month.

Select when during the month to run the task.

Select a day on which the task will run.

Select to run the task on a particular date each month.

Select a date after which the task will not run.

Click to run the task on the last day of the month.

Check to specify a date for the schedule task to end.

Specifies a date for the schedule to end. Click [...] to select a calendar date for the task schedule to end.

Specifies that you are using a saved schedule.

Select a saved schedule. Available only when there are saved schedules and the Use saved schedule radio button is selected.

Describes the schedule.

Adds the schedule that is described in the Preview field to the List of schedules.

Modifies the schedule in the List of schedules with the schedule in the Preview field.

Removes the highlighted schedule in the List of schedules.

Describes schedules in the List of schedules.

Click [...] to select a calendar date for the task schedule to start.

Specifies that the task schedule runs one time.

Specifies that the task schedule runs more than one time.

Use the arrows to specify the time interval between task schedule repetitions.

Select the unit of time between task repetitions. For example, to repeat a task once a week, the Repetition frequency fields must read 7 Days.

Specifies the start-to-start intervals for the scheduled tasks. Each start time is calculated by adding the repetition frequency to the previous start time.

Specifies the end-to-start intervals for the scheduled tasks. Each start time is calculated by adding the repetition frequency to the previous end time.

Click to send the message in the Message preview field when the task succeeds.

Click to send the message in the Message preview field when the task fails.

Click to send the message for each partition that completes successfully.

Click to send the message for each partition that fails.

Click to send the message in the Message preview field whether the task succeeds or fails.

Select the type of notification message to be sent when the condition is met.

Click [...] to select who to notify once the condition is met.

Opens Select Contacts window.

Shows the notification message to be sent for the task completion status selected.

Allows editing of highlighted items on the list of notifications.

Click to use the default message.

Adds a new message to the List of notifications.

Allows editing of highlighted items in the List of notifications.

Removes a highlighted message from the List of notifications.

Lists notifications for this task.

Specifies that the notifications in the list is enabled. The notifications will be sent when the task condition is met.

Specifies that a notification message will be sent upon task success.

Specifies that the defined action runs upon task success.

Specifies that the defined action runs upon task failure.

Click to run the defined action when a partition completes successfully.

Click to run the defined action when a partition fails.

Specifies that the defined action runs under any condition.

Select what condition prompts the task action to run.

Click [...] to select a list of tasks for the task action to act against.

Opens the Select Tasks window.

Adds a task action to the list of task actions.

Allows editing of the highlighted item on the list of task actions.

Removes the highlighted task action from the list of task actions.

Specifies that the entire list of task actions is enabled to run when the task condition is met.

Specify how many times to retry a task that fails. You can retry a failing task up to 10 times.

Specify the length of time between retry attempts for a task that fails in hours and minutes. The maximum retry interval is 23 hours 59 minutes.

List of users and groups of users.

Users and groups who have Read authority.

Users and groups who have Read and Run authority.

Users and groups who have Read, Run, and Write authority.

Shows the authority of users and groups. Higher authorities include all lower authorities.

Opens the Add User window.

Opens a window to change the authority of the selected user.

Removes the selected user or group.