User settings

Select the way Advanced Task Scheduler's setting and tasks are stored.

Professional and Network Editions: You can choose your settings and tasks location folder.

Note: Please be careful when changing this location folder, it must exist and must be accessible by the program. Before making changes, do not forget to make a backup copy of your settings by the File/Export menu command.

Professional and Network Editions: You can encrypt your settings and tasks.

Note: If you are using encryption, you will need to enter your password each time you start this program to manage your tasks.

Scheduling service options.

Disable scheduler
This option disables running scheduled tasks.

Write Log File
If this option is checked, Advanced Task Scheduler stores information on all tasks that have been run automatically to the event log.

Split Log File to
You can split your log file to the multiple files which do not exceed the specified size in kilobytes.

Send Logs to EMail
If this option is checked, Advanced Task Scheduler send logs to an e-mail address.

Send one Log Entry per Email
Each log entry will be sent as a separate e-mail.

Send Logs once per
Several log entries will be sent once a day, week or month.

Send Logs as attachment
Send logs in the e-mail attachment.

Log extended data
Save full data to the log.

Log failed tasks only
Only failed tasks will be logged. Failed tasks are tasks whose execution ends with an error. Professional and Network Editions: Only the error code for the last entry in the shortcut list is considered.

Maximum number of history entries per task
Version 7.0 and later, maximum number of history entries per task. Set to 0 to disable task history.

Maximum number of bytes to capture
Version 11 and later, Professional and Network Editions: maximum number of standard output data bytes to capture from the started application.

Scripting options.

Use specific Perl executable
Use this option, if you want to use a specific Perl executable. Otherwise, Advanced Task Scheduler searches for Perl executable (perl.exe) in the directories listed in the PATH environment variable.

Use specific Python executable
Use this option, if you want to use a specific Python executable. Otherwise, Advanced Task Scheduler searches for Python executable (python.exe) in the directories listed in the PATH environment variable.

Use specific Node.js executable
Use this option, if you want to use a specific Node.js executable. Otherwise, Advanced Task Scheduler searches for Node.js executable (node.exe) in the directories listed in the PATH environment variable.

Use specific Ruby executable
Use this option, if you want to use a specific Ruby executable. Otherwise, Advanced Task Scheduler searches for Ruby executable (ruby.exe) in the directories listed in the PATH environment variable.

Scheduling service user options (All users only).

Run scheduled tasks when any user is logged on
Run scheduled tasks when any user is logged on into the system and active.

Run tasks when only one of the following users is logged on and active
Run tasks when only one of the specified users is logged on into the system and active.

Professional and Network Editions: This is default option for all tasks that is configured for all users. This option can be overridden in the properties of any task.

Work days and holidays definition (Professional and Network Editions only).

Work days
Select which week days are work days.

First day of week
Select which week day is the first day of week.

Holidays
Select list of holidays. Use Preset button to find predefined holidays.

Version 5.0 and later, centralized storage of all credentials used by the program. Credentials defined in this section can be modified in one place, automatically propagating the changes across all instances where they are used.

Version 11 and later, global variables defined in this section can be used in scheduled task configurations, enabling centralized management and value reuse (Professional and Network Editions only).

Advanced Task Scheduler counts how many times each shortcut type is executed. Here you can view this statistics information.

Related Topics
User Account Options
Holiday Properties

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