Task Management

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# Task Management

This section covers the following topics:

- Archiving Task

- Reviving Task

- Condense Task

## Archiving Task

The automatic archiving defaults start archiving automatically. However, with the function Start Archiving Task you can also start it manually.

To start the archiving task manually:

1. Enter `7` in the command line of the System Administration menu.

2. A window is displayed, in which you specify the new starting date and time.

   Field | Explanation
   --- | ---
   Scheduled next at | This is the next starting date and time according to the archiving schedule.
   Reschedule for | The present date and time are displayed here. Specify a new starting date and time by changing these values. All reports marked for archiving are written to the archiving medium. If the report to be archived is in use, for example, if it is in the printout queue or in an open bundle, then it is not archived at this time, but only when printing is finished or the bundle closed and the next archiving session has begun.

For further information on archiving, see Automatic Archiving Defaults and Archive Administration.

## Reviving Task

The function Start Reviving Task is used to revive archived reports.

To start the reviving task:

1. Enter `8` in the command line of the System Administration menu.

2. A window is displayed, in which you specify the new starting date and time.

   Field | Explanation
   --- | ---
   Scheduled next at | This is the next starting date and time according to the Reviving Schedule.
   Reschedule for | The present date and time are displayed here. Specify a new starting date and time by changing these values. All reports marked for reviving appear on the Active Reports screen.

## Condense Task

The function Start Condense Task is used to condense one or more marked archive data sets.

To start the condense task:

1. Enter `9` on the command line of the System Administration menu.

2. A window is displayed, in which you specify a date and time for the next condense task.

   Field | Explanation
   --- | ---
   Scheduled at | This is the next starting date and time.
   Reschedule for | The present date and time are displayed here. You can change these values to reschedule the next condense task.

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- Archiving Task
- Reviving Task
- Condense Task