By the end of this chapter you will be able to:

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Task plans allow you to set up collections of components to run at the same time – and to . You can also schedule when analysis will run on these models. In this exercise you will set up a simple task plan to run your model, and schedule it.

Creating Tasks and Task Plans

1. In the repository browser find Image Modified Task Plans

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1. . Right-click on

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1. Task Plans to display the pop-up menu.
2. Select 

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   . PhixFlow opens a new task plan settings.
3. In Basic Settings, set:
   • Name: Run Customer Details Model

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1. • Enabled: tick

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1. • In the toobar, click 

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2. In Tasks, click 

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    and from the drop-down men, select Analysis Task. PhixFlow opens a new Analysis Task Details

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1. settings tab on the left of the task plan

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1. settings tab. 

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   1. 1. In the  Basic Settings section, set:
         • Name: Run Customer Summary by Region

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   1. 1. • Click 

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      2. In the Streams secion, click 

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          to list the streams.
         • On the right, PhixFlow displays the list of streams in the repository.
         • Find the stream Customer Summary by Region and drag it into the list of streams in the form.
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         to save and close the

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   1. 1. analysis task details settings.
   2. Back in the task plan settings, in the Send By Email section, set:
      
      • Email from: system@PhixFlow.com
      • Subject Expression:

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   "Result of Run Customer Details Model at " + now()

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   "Result of Run Customer Details Model at " + now() + ": Messages: " + _messages + "; Warnings: " + _warnings + "; Errors: " + _errors

   • Go to the In the  Notification sectionDrag , drag the user Train (the user you are currently logged in as) into the list of recipients.
   • In the main task plan details form press Image Removedsettings toolbar, click 

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   • Right-click on your task plan and select Start. PhixFlow runs the task plan and sends an email to the selected user.
   • You will receive another email from the export of the customer summary, and an email with the status of the task plan run.

   Scheduling Task Plans

   • Double-click your new task plan to open the details formits settings.
   • In the Basic Settings section, set Scheduled: tick the flag ScheduledASchedule section will appearEnter the values. PhixFlow displays a Schedule section. 
   • You need to enter values that will run the task plan 2 or 3 minutes from now. 
     For day, month and year fields you will use wildcard characters * and ?.
     Enter:
     
     • Seconds: 0
     • Minutes:
     (
     •  mm
          where mm is 2 or 3 minutes from
     now)
     • now. For example, if the time is now 11:41 am, enter 43.
     • Hours:
     (
     •  hh
          where hh is the current hour
     )
     • . For example, if the time is now 11:41 am, enter 11.
     • Day of Month: *
     • Month: *
     • Day of Week: ?
     • Year: *
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   • Wait for your task plan to start under its schedule.