7.2 Initiating a Quick Task

Quick Tasks are available for the Devices, Bundles, and Policies lists in Endpoint Management Console. The following procedure provides an example of how to initiate a Quick Task from the Device list. The procedures for applying a Quick Task from the Bundles or Policies list is similar.

  1. In Endpoint Management Console, click Devices, then locate the device to which you want to apply a Quick Task.

  2. Select the check box next to the device, click Quick Tasks, then click Refresh Policies (or if you want to initiate a different Quick Task, click that task).

    In the Quick Task dialog, click the Edit link to rename the quick task. The name is applicable only for that instance of the quick task.

  3. Configure the Quick Task options:

    Option

    Steps

    QuickTask Expiry Option

    Select one of the following:

    • Expires immediately when failed to notify the device: Select this option to immediately expire the quick task when the quick task notification to the devices fails.

      For example, you might want to select this option to send a Reboot/Shut Down Devices quick task for rebooting or shutting down a device. If the device is already shut down, you don’t want to execute the quick task on the device when the device restarts.

    • Never Expires: Select this option if you never want the quick task to expire.

      For example, you might want to select this option when you send an Install Bundle quick task to install an application on a device that might not be running at that time.

    • Expires after _ mins of the quick task creation: Select this option to expire the quick task a certain amount of time after it is created. By default, the expiration time is set to 5 minutes. You can choose to specify the expiration time according to your requirement.

      For example, you might want to select this option when you need to launch an application on multiple devices that are either in the process of booting up or are likely to be started within the stipulated time.

  4. Click Start to initiate the notification of the quick task.

  5. Click the QuickTask Status tab to monitor the status of the task.