An automated task is configured ahead of time and run when a particular event is received by the event console. For example, you can configure an automated task to send an e-mail message to an administrator when an event matching the criteria you defined ahead of time is received by the event console. Automated tasks are configured using the Automated Tasks pull-down menu in the Event Viewer.
When an automated task completes, it issues information about its success or failure, and any results created by the task. The task-completion icon is displayed in the first column of the Event Viewer when an automated task completes. You can double-click this icon to view automated task results.
The following graphic shows the task-completion icon:
Note: This icon also displays for rule base tasks that have completed.
Automated task results are also written to a text file, which is configured in the Console Properties dialog for each console.
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