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Creating and editing tasks

JIT Terminal is the tool, which helps user to manage task list. User can select. "New task" or "Edit task" commands to create new task or edit existing one. You will see some dialog windows with task properties. Terminal also allows to Delete selected tasks or Run it immediately.

Command

This item of the task properties contains information on the scheduling object.

Name

This property is just the title of the task and it is displayed in the Terminal's window. You can type any desired word here.

Type

This property designates type of the task: Application, Document, Message or Shut down. Some properties have different meanings in different types of tasks. Click a link below to read more about types of tasks.

     Application tasks - launch applications

     Document tasks - open documents

     Message tasks - display text messages

     Shut down tasks - shut down computers

Active

You can disable a task for some time by changing "Active" property. JIT Scheduler executes only active tasks.

Limit executions

This properties allow to limit the number of task executions and number of executions per day.

Profiles

Task profiles contain templates. These templates contain predefined information on frequently used commands. You don't have to remember complex commands with long parameters. It can be stored in profiles. You can edit profiles in the "Scheduler Options"

Day & Time

Scheduler runs tasks in specified days of week (Monday, Tuesday etc.), days of month (numbers 1-31) and Months. So, you have to select days of week or days of month. Type the desired days of month into the corresponding field. Day numbers must be separated by commas or semi-colons.

Run task at scheduled time/Run at system startup (Run at user logon)

A task can be started at some time, determined by the time settings. User Scheduler can run tasks at user logon, System Scheduler - at system startup.

If "Run at system startup" ("Run at user logon") option is selected, the task is executed on the system startup or user logon respectively. The time settings are not used in this case. It works like Windows "StartUp" folder, but it has one additional parameter - "Every startup/logon". If this parameter is disabled, the task is executed only once for a day - on the first startup (logon). If it is enabled, the task is executed on every logon.

If "Run task at scheduled time" option is selected, the task is started at the time, determined by the time settings. JIT Scheduler can run a task at some defined time or repeat execution periodically The periodical tasks are also called "cycles".

Time

This property contains the start time (Hour:Minute) for non-cycled tasks (i.e. 8:30, 15:00 etc.) or interval for cycled tasks. Interval is the time between two sequential starts.

If hour is set to " * " task would be executed at determined minute of every hour (i.e. *:20 means 00:20, 01:20, 03:20 and so on)

Run later

This feature allows to launch task after the specified time, if it was impossible to run it in time (e.g. computer was turned off or Scheduler was not active etc.). JIT Scheduler would execute it as soon as possible until the midnight or until the end of the Activity Interval.

Cycles

JIT Scheduler also supports Cycles. It can launch tasks periodically. Just turn "Cycles" property on and set period in "Time" property.

Activity interval

You can also set the Activity interval for each task. This means that Scheduler executes task between two time values.

Invert activity interval

This option inverts Activity Interval.

You can test if the command and startup folder are correct. Select "Run" command to test it.