Canceling scheduled tasks
When you cancel a service, you must cancel the related tasks. Cancel a task when you want to cancel a
service and its related tasks are scheduled but has not yet run.
Procedure
1.
On the
Tasks
tab, select the task that you want to cancel.
2.
Click
More Actions
>
Cancel Schedules
.
3.
In the
Cancel Schedules
window, click
OK
.
The task status changes to Canceled.
To resume a canceled task, you must resubmit the task.
More information
Creating a similar task request on page 45
Stopping tasks
You can stop tasks that are in the In Progress status. A task that is stopped cannot be resumed. To restart
a stopped task, you must resubmit the service that is associated with the task.
Procedure
1.
On the
Tasks
tab, select the tasks that you want to stop.
2.
Click
More Actions
>
Stop
.
3.
In the
Stop Task
window, click
OK
.
The tasks stops and the status changes to Terminated.
4.
(Optional) You can verify the point at which the task was stopped by selecting the task and viewing the
task details.
More information
Viewing task details on page 42
Submitting a service on page 36
Forcibly stopping tasks
You can forcibly stop tasks that are in the
In Progress
,
Long Running
,
Waiting for Input
,
In Progress
(with Error)
, and
In Progress (Terminating)
status. You enable the Forcibly Stop action in the
Available
Actions
section of the
Create/Edit Service
window. A task that is stopped cannot be resumed. To restart
the execution of a stopped task, you must resubmit the service that is associated with the task.
Procedure
1.
On the
Tasks
tab, select the tasks that you want to stop.
2.
Click
More Actions
>
Forcibly Stop
.
3.
In the
Forcibly Stop Task
window, click
OK
.
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Canceling scheduled tasks
