Tasks

Tasks represent the kinds of activities that adTempus is able to automate. Each step of a job executes a single task.

To perform actions in response to state changes during the execution of a job (for example, to send notification if a task fails, or link jobs together), use Responses instead of Tasks.

adTempus includes the following tasks:

Basic Tasks

• The Program Execution Task executes an external program, batch file, document, etc.
• The Script Execution Task executes an internal or external script.
• The Service Control Task starts, stops, or monitors a service.
• The Computer Shutdown Task shuts down or restarts the computer.
• The Process Termination Task terminates a running program.
• The Job Variable Update Task sets the value of a Job Variable.

Database Tasks

• The Database Operation Task executes commands against a relational database.

E-Mail and Notification Tasks

• The E-Mail Processing Task retrieves and processes e-mail messages from a mail server.
• The Notification Task sends notification messages using e-mail, SMS, instant messaging, etc.

File Tasks

File tasks perform operations on local or remote files.

• The File Transfer Task copies, moves, and deletes files.
• The File Compression Task compresses files.
• The File Uncompression Task uncompresses files

Network Tasks

• The Web Request Task requests a page or file from a Web server.

Additional Tasks

adTempus allows application developers to create their own task types, so additional task types may be available to you depending on the other software installed on your computer.