To Work with Task Scheduler

You can display and adjust the window, edit, delete, control, reuse tasks, run multiple processes, view reports, and compact the database.

Display and Adjust the Task Scheduler Window

To open Task Scheduler, on the Start menu, click Programs Autodesk Autodesk Inventor [version] Tools Task Scheduler.
To display tasks in the task list, click a node in the task tree and a task button in the left pane.
To remove or rearrange columns, click Settings Column Chooser. You can also reorder columns by dragging.
To see today’s tasks, click View Today'sTask. The task list displays tasks that ran, are running, or were scheduled today, including repetitive tasks.
To sort tasks, click a column head, or right-click the Task Scheduler window and click Sort by Next Run Time or Sort by Name.

To edit a task, double-click a task in the Task Scheduler task list.
To delete a task, select one or more tasks in the Task Scheduler task list, right-click, and click Delete. If you have sequential tasks set up, you can also edit and delete tasks from the Sequential Task dialog.

To enable or disable a task, right-click it in the Task Scheduler task list. If a task is enabled, it runs as scheduled. If a task is disabled, it does not run.
To pause or terminate the task that is running, right-click it in the Task Scheduler task list and click Stop or Pause.
To run a task immediately, double-click an enabled task and select Immediately.

Right-click a task in the Task Scheduler task list and click Enable.
Do one of the following:
- Right-click the task and click Run. The task runs immediately.
- Right-click the task, click Edit, and set a future time.
- Right-click the task, click Edit, and select Immediately. The task runs when you click OK.

In the Task Scheduler main menu, click Settings Multiple Processes.
In the Multi-Process dialog, do the following and then click OK:
- Specify the number of processes you want to run. The number can be from 1 to 16, regardless of the number of processors available.
- Select Abort When Physical Memory Is Reached.
Note: Maximum Combined Memory Usage designates the maximum memory that all the Inventor processes, at any given time, are allowed to consume. Set this value smaller than the physical memory value to avoid swapping. If the combined virtual memory exceeds the value entered, no additional processes start.
Now create a task of your choice, and it runs with the multiple processes you specified.
Note: Multiple Processes remains active in the current session unless you turn it off manually.

To set the default log file, click Settings Options in the Task Scheduler main menu. Enter a path and the name of an existing folder.
To override the default log file, change the path in a task dialog. If the log file does not exist, it is created in the folder you specify.

To compact the Access database file that stores the information for a task, select File Compact Database.