Launching tasks in IBM Director

The IBM Director interface allows you the flexibility to start tasks using a variety of methods.

You can launch tasks in IBM Director from the task menu, from the toolbar, from the context menu of a managed objects, a group, or a task, and by dragging a task to a target object, or by double-clicking a task.

Task menu

Complete the following steps to launch tasks from the Task menu:
  1. In the Groups Content pane of IBM Director Console, select a target object for the task, if applicable.
  2. In the IBM Director Console window, click Tasks > Task name. Task name is a variable that represents that task you want to complete.

Toolbar

Complete the following steps to launch tasks from the toolbar:
  1. In the Groups Content pane of IBM Director Console, select a target object for the task, if applicable.
  2. Near the top of theIBM Director Console window, below the menu bar, locate the icon on the toolbar that represents the task you want to complete.
  3. Click the menu arrow to view the options available for the task, and select the task you want to complete.

Context menu

Complete the following steps to launch tasks from the context menu of a managed object, a task or a group:
  1. In the IBM Director Console window, right-click a managed object, a group, or a task.
  2. In the context menu that appears, click the task you want to complete.

Drag and drop

Certain tasks that you perform, such as scheduling a process task, support dragging the task onto a managed object or group to launch the task.
  1. In the Tasks pane of IBM Director Console locate the noninteractive task you want to perform.
  2. If the Tasks pane does not appear, click the triangle along the right side of IBM Director Console, or from the menu bar click View > Tasks Pane.
  3. Drag the task from the Tasks pane to the target object or group in the Groups Content pane or the Groups pane.

Double-click a task

  1. In the Tasks pane of IBM Director Console locate the task you want to perform.
  2. If the Tasks pane does not appear, click the triangle along the right side of IBM Director Console, or from the menu bar click View > Tasks Pane.
  3. Double-click the task you want to complete.
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