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Schedule an arbitrary command

An arbitrary command is used to provide the path of the executables, which are required to run the respective scheduled task if Equitrac is installed somewhere else apart from the default location.

To add a scheduled arbitrary command task, do the following:

  1. In System Configuration, select Scheduled tasks in the left menu.
  2. Select Arbitrary command from the Add scheduled task list to open the Add Scheduled Task page.
  3. Enter a Name and Description for the task.
  4. Select from the Run if missed checkbox to the task runs immediately when the system is back online.
  5. Clear theSuspended check box to run the task at the scheduled intervals. See Suspend a task for details on suspending a task.
  6. Enter the Command line for the arbitrary command.
  7. Enter the path of the Working directory.
  8. Under When to Run schedule the task to occur either once, every day, every week, or monthly.
  9. Choose a Start date from the calendar, and enter theStart time for the task to run.
  10. Click Save to save the scheduled task.