To Create Sequential Tasks

Set up multiple tasks, and schedule them to run in a sequence at a specified time.

Tasks you set up sequentially are called subtasks. You can use predefined and custom subtasks in a sequential task. A subtask can depend on the output of the previous subtask, as in the following example, in which subtasks 2 and 3 are dependent:

1. Import Files
2. Update Design
3. Print Files

1. In the Inventor Task Scheduler window, click Sequential Tasks.

   The information in the task list switches to show any sequential tasks that you saved previously.

2. In the Inventor Task Scheduler window, right-click, and select Create Task Sequential Tasks.
3. If the current subtask depends on the output of a previous subtask, in the Sequential Task dialog, select Use Output of the Previous Task.
4. Click Add. Click a task type to open the corresponding task manager dialog box.

5. In the Task Manager dialog, define the subtask as though it is a regular task.

   Subtasks do not require scheduling information.

6. In the Task Manager dialog box, click OK.
7. To change the order of the subtasks, use the Up and Down buttons.
8. In the Task Properties box, enter a task name and a time-out threshold.
9. Specify a schedule, or select the Immediately option.
10. Click OK.