External application tasks are user-defined tasks that are displayed in IBM® Director Console and start a command, process, or application that is external to IBM Director and runs on the management console.
External application tasks are defined for IBM Director by a set of resources created by the External Application Launch Wizard. These resources specify the application that is started, the task title in IBM Director Console, the location of the task in IBM Director Console, the icons associated with the task, and way the task is started in IBM Director Console. External application tasks can be targeted, untargeted, or both.