MessageStats 7.8 - Administrator Guide

Table 6. Tasks node summary view options.
Information	Description
Name	Displays the name assigned to the task. To change the name, you can open the Task Properties dialog box and change the task name on the first page.
Credentials	Displays the credentials used to run the task. If you need to change the credentials, you can open the Task Properties dialog box and edit the Task Credentials page.
Schedule	Indicates the schedule frequency set for the task. To change the schedule, you can open the Task Properties dialog box and edit the Task Schedule page.
Next Occurrence	Indicates the next time the task will run. This information is based on the Task interval information you set on the Task Schedule page.
Description	Displays the description of the task as it appears on the Task Properties dialog box.
Progress	Displays a progress percentage and progress bar to represent all the constituent activities of the Task.

Table 7. Individual task options.
Option	Description
Cancel	Cancels the task (or component tasks) that are not complete. If you cancel a task, component tasks in progress finish and all pending tasks are cancelled.
Delete	Deletes the task from the Task list.
Properties	Opens the Properties dialog box for the selected task. For information about individual task properties, see the chapters about Default Gatherings and Extending Default Gatherings. NOTE: If you select the Tasks node and right-click, you can set default properties for all tasks. For more information, see Introducing Task Default Properties .
Run Now	Allows you to start the task immediately. NOTE: If you select Run Now for a recurring task, the task still runs at the next scheduled interval.
Run Now with Override	If a task has run successfully, built-in gathering rules prevent a task from regathering information in the same (UTC) day. This option allows you to force a task to rerun and regather information when it has already completed successfully the same day. For more information, see Forcing an Update on Demand for Exchange .
View	Allows you to customize the view of the MMC environment. This option is an MMC default.
Refresh	Allows you to refresh the console view.
Help	Opens the online help. MessageStats online help and the MMC online help are available from the same system, depending on the node selected in the treeview.

Table 8. Information available in the Task Activity View.
Information	Description
Description	Describes the tasks. For composite gathering tasks that contain many component tasks, the Description column lists each component task and any other associated task activities.
Source	Indicates the Exchange server against which the task is running.
Status	Indicates whether the task is Pending, Active, Finished, Pending Retry, Unknown, or Failed. MessageStats also shows a status icon beside the Description. For information about the status icons, see Status Icons .
Progress	Contains a progress percentage and an associated progress bar. The progress bar indicates the progress of the task, including all associated task activities.
Waiting For	Indicates the gathering task that must be completed before this task can begin. For information about gathering task dependencies, see Appendix B: Gathering Task Dependencies .
Start Time	Shows the date and time when the task started.
Finish Time	Shows the date and time when the task finished.
Duration	Shows the length of time taken to complete the task.
Execution Server	Shows the server that ran the task.