Monitoring Template - Automated Tasks Setup

The Automated Task wizard allowing you to select and configure the Task (parameters, schedule etc.) opens when adding or editing a Monitoring Template Automated Task and navigated via the Previous and Next buttons.

1. Log into the Dashboard
2. Settings
3. Monitoring Templates
4. Manage Templates
5. Add
6. Choose template type - Server or Workstation
7. Enter the Template Name
8. Add
9. Add Automated Task
10. Select Script from the drop-down or use Search Script to find both System and custom User Defined Tasks
11. Enter the Descriptive Name (required) to identify the Automated Task and enter any Script Parameters
12. Select Frequency Method: once per day, week, month, manually or when a Check fails

Note, where a Windows Service Check is to be used as the On Check Failure Automated Task trigger, please enter the Service Name rather than the Display Name - wuauserv rather than Windows Update etc.

13. Choose the Task's behavior: Run task for a limited period for Once per day and Once per Month tasks. Specify how long the Task is permitted to run and select the If missed run ASAP behavior.

If missed run ASAP adheres to the Run Task for a limited period selection, and will not execute Tasks outside of that window.

Choose Task

Set Frequency

What do you want to do?

• Create a Monitoring Template - From an Existing Device
• Create a Monitoring Template - From a Blank Template
• Monitoring Template Configuration Dialog
• Default Alerting Policy