HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

Applying a time filter
Use time filters to decide when a task should or should not run by applying them to a task . Time filters can
be created, copied, edited, and deleted.
Time filters can be created by any user and are accessible to all users.
1. Select a tool from the tool menu, follow the steps to get to the Schedule button, and then click it. For
more information, see “Creating a task” and “Scheduling a task”.
2. To apply a time filter to a task, select the Use Time Filter checkbox.
3. Below the Schedule Task section, click Manage Filters and choose from the following options:
• New. The new time filter has the default name New Time Filter X, where X is a number making
the time filter name unique. Click OK or Apply to save the new time filter, or click Cancel to cancel
the new time filter changes.
• Edit. Time filters created by users can be edited. A time filter cannot be renamed, so if a time filter
must be renamed, copy the time filter and give the copy a new name. Changes made to a time
filter are saved after clicking OK or Apply. If the time filter to be edited is in use by one or more
tasks, a message appears, stating Editing the time filter could have undesirable
effects in the tasks currently using the time filter. To eliminate this problem,
copy the time filter and give the copy a new name.
• Copy. Time filters can be copied by any user. The copied time filter name appears with a number
appended to it (to make the name unique). To save changes made to the time filter, click OK or
Apply.
• Delete. A user can delete a time filter that is created by another user. Select the time filter to be
deleted, and then click Delete. If the time filter being deleted is in use by one or more tasks, a
message appears, stating The time filter cannot be deleted at this time because
it is in use by one or more tasks.
Time filters are created and viewed in the time zone of the user creating the time filter. For example, if the
default time filter of business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) is used and the filter is viewed in the same time zone
as the CMS, it will display from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. If the CMS is in Eastern Standard Time (EST) and a user
accesses it in Pacific Standard Time (PST), the time filter appears as 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. instead. Time filters
created at installation use the time zone of the CMS.
Note:If you want to schedule a task to run once a month on the 31st of the month and the month only has
30 days, the task will run on the 1st day of the following month.
Related topics
• Managing with tasks
• Scheduling a task
Scheduling a task
The options presented for scheduling a task vary depending on the tool you use and the target systems you
select. Scheduling a task requires a unique name for the task. Not all tools can be scheduled.
To schedule a task:
1. Select a tool from the menus. For more information, see “Creating a task”.
2. In the Task name field, enter a unique name for the task.
3. Under the When would you like this task to run? section, select one of the following options:
• Periodically Select from intervals of minutes, hours, days, weeks, or months. With periodic
scheduling, you can configure the task to run until a certain date and time or to execute only a set
number of times. Periodic scheduling allows time filters to be applied. These filters specify the hours
of the day when a scheduled task can operate. For more information about time filters, see “Applying
a time filter”.
Note:If you want to schedule a task to run once a month on the 31st of the month and the month
only has 30 days, the task will run on the 1st day of the following month.
• Once Specify the date and time the task is to run.
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