4.8.10. Using the Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler with Anatella

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4.8.10. Using the Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler with Anatella

 

For very basic scheduling needs, you can use the “Microsoft Task Scheduler” instead of Jenkins.

 

The first step is to find & open the “Microsoft Task Scheduler”. You can usually find the Microsoft “Task Scheduler” application inside the “Administrative tools” folder of your “Start Menu”.

 

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If you can’t find the “Task Scheduler” application in your “Start Menu”, click on the “Run” button in the start menu:

 

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You can also enter: “c:\windows\system32\taskschd.msc” into the textbox and click the OK button:

 

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Alternatively, enter: “taskschd.msc” into the textbox and click the OK button

 

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Alternatively, enter: “control schedtasks” into the textbox and click the OK button.

 

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The Microsoft “Task Scheduler” window should now appear:

 

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Right-click on the “Task scheduler Library” folder to open a context-menu.
 

In this context-menu, select “New folder”:

 

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Enter “Anatella” as folder name and press enter:

 

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As an example, we will create a new task named “update my data”. This new task runs the Anatella graph “d:\my_graph.anatella” every Monday of every week. Select the “Anatella” folder and click on “Create Basic Task...”:

 

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Enter “update my data” as name of the task and click the “Next” button:

 

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Select “Weekly” and click the “Next” button:

 

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Select “Monday” and click the “Next” button:

 

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Select “Start a program” (this is the default parameter) and click the “Next” button:

 

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Enter (between quotes) the full path to the Anatella executable inside the “Program/Script” textbox. In the “argument” textbox, enter the “-e” string followed by the full path (between quotes) of the Anatella-graph to execute. Once the 2 fields are setup correctly, click the “Next” button.

 

You should have something like this:

 

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Click the “Finish” button:

 

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You can see the new Anatella Tasks named “update my data”. This task has been added to the list of tasks to perform. From now-on, your Anatella-graph will be executed every Monday of every week.

 

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