Create Scheduled Task for AIIM

Explanation

This activity is used to create a scheduled task for AIIM, such as the export and import of an integration package and the conversion of an integration package to and from Excel. Scheduling these tasks enables the automatic start of an export, import or conversion task for AIIM at a defined time and frequency, eliminating repetition and manual effort.

Prerequisites

• The connection details, such as the Username, Password and Connecting Server should be known.
• For the scheduling of exporting and importing integration package tasks, the required jobs should be defined along with job parameters for export or import.
• For the scheduling of the conversion of an integration package from Excel task, a plug-in package on the current job must have already been exported.
• For the scheduling of the conversion of an integration package to Excel task, an integration package of the current job that has a plug-in selected on it must have already been exported.

System Effects

• The defined scheduled task will be performed.
• The status of the operations and any errors or information with regard to the task carried out is shown in the ScheduledTaskLog.txt file which will be within the ..\logs\.. folder.

Window

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Related Window Descriptions

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Procedure

1. Open the Scheduled Task Wizard. Click on the following options in order, to do so: Start, Control Panel, Scheduled Tasks and Add Scheduled Task.
2. Click Next for Step 1 in the wizard.
3. In Step 2, select your AIIM Installation in the Application list, in order to create the scheduled task.
4. Enter information in Steps 3-5 as required by you. Note: The username and password entered in step 5 do not need to correspond to that of your AIIM client username and password.
5. In Step 6, select the Open advanced properties for this task when I click Finish check box.
6. Click Finish.
7. In the Advanced Properties dialog box, in the Run field, specify the arguments for the task to be performed. These include the username, password, connecting server, job and task. The parameters for the task are as follows:
   
   For Export: EXPORTDATABASECORE
   For Import: IMPORTDATABASECORE
   For Export Plug-in (Excel): CONVERTTOEXCELBASIC
   For Import Plug-in (Excel): CONVERTFROMEXCELBASIC
   
   An example of a value in the Run field is as follows: "C:\Program Files\IFS Applications\Asset Information Integration Manager\Ifs.Application.PlantDesign.Migration.Manager.exe” username=aiim1;password=aiim1;host=servername:58080;job=jobname;task=exportdatabasecore

            Notes: Double quotation marks need to appear at the beginning and end of the path to the exe.
            There needs to be a space between the path and the start of the arguments.
            Arguments will be separated by a “;” with no spaces in between.

8. In the Start In field, specify the location from which the AIIM application can be started. For example: "C:\Program Files\IFS Applications\Asset Information Integration Manager\Ifs.Application.PlantDesign.Migration.Manager.exe"
9. Click OK.