"Tasks" Sheet

"Tasks" Sheet

If this icon is displayed, there is no information known about the given computer yet. It isn't possible to login to this computer.

No information known yet.

If this icon is displayed, program engine is probably running and it is possible to login to this computer.

The program engine is probably running

If this icon is displayed, program engine is probably not running and it isn't possible to login to this computer.

The program engine is probably not running

If you are logged in on some computer, you could see a list of available tasks, which can be used at the moment.

There is an icon next to the file name of each task showing its current state. If the task is not running, it shows this icon (task "Not running" in Figure). If the task is running, there is a green ball ( task "Running" in Figure) next to the task name. If the task is paused the ball is red ( task "Paused" in Figure).

Icons showing current state of the task

The operations with tasks can be performed either by the popup menu or via the "Task" menu, which is available in the main program menu. Both these menus offer absolutely the same items allowing to perform the appropriate operations.

You can start or pause (not to stop) the task by selecting the task by mouse and pressing "Enter" key or double clicking on the task name with left mouse button.

The shortcut menu displayed after the right mouse button click on the task name, shows this picture . Its concrete content depends on the actual state of the task and the user's rights. The chosen function will be performed with the task on which name the right mouse button has been pressed.

Popup menu "Task"

The popup menu can contain the following commands:

• the "Run" command will start the task. It is only available for not running tasks,
• the "Stop" command will stop the task. It is only available for running tasks or paused tasks,
• the "Pause" command will pause the task run. It is only available for the tasks that are running at the moment
• the "Create Desktop Shortcut" command will create a shortcut to the task on the desktop. Such a shortcut can then be used for the direct start-up of the task, without having to start AVAST32 first. This command is always available in the popup menu,
• the "Add new ..." command is used for the creation of new tasks,
• using the "Create copy" command it is possible to create an exact copy of the task in question. The new task will contain a fully identical setting of all parameters, as the task selected. However, the name of the new task will have the form "<selected task name>.number of copy".
• the "Edit ..." command enables the user to modify the setting of the task parameters. The modification of the task is done in the entirely same environment as the task creation.
• the "Delete" command is used to delete the appropriate task from the list of tasks and at the same time also from the hard disk. After selecting it the user will be asked, whether he is serious about the deletion of the task. After the pressing of the "Yes" button the task will be irrevocably deleted from the list of available tasks and from the hard disk of the computer,
• the "Floating sheet " command opens the active sheet (in this case "Task" sheet) in the separate window .

The operations with listed computers can be performed either by the popup menu or via the "Computer" menu, which is available in the main program menu. Both these menus offer absolutely the same items allowing to perform the appropriate operations.

The popup menu displayed by clicking on the computer's name with the right mouse button shows this picture.

"Computer" popup menu

• command "Login" displays the Login dialog allowing the user after entering the user's name and password to login onto selected available computer. The selected computer has to be turned on and the program engine must be running on it,
• command "Login as anonymous" allows the user anonymous login to the computer with running program engine. For the successful login the user needs the appropriate rights,
• command "Resident console" will show the main window of resident protection of the given computer,
• command "Licenses" will display the list of licenses on the computer.

There is more information about the currently selected item in the right part of the page.

If the user has computer selected, there is an information displayed about the chosen computer: its name, domain name, DNS name. Furthermore it is login time and name of the user logged in.

Some of this information is not available if the computer is not connected in the network.

If the user has task selected, there is an information displayed about the chosen task: task owner, group, the computer on which is task stored, the user using the task at the moment, the tests which are performed by the task. If the task is running, the user is informed about the task progress.