Planning activation times for actions in the Manager
In addition, in the Manager, you can create, change, or delete an object at a specified point in time.
To plan a activation time for creating and changing an object
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In the Manager, select the object for which you wish to specify a activation time.
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Select the Change main data task.
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Change the values you wish to edit.
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Select the Object > Specify activation time menu item.
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Specify a change date.
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Specify the time. To do this, select the hours or the minute display and change the setting using the arrow keys.
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Enter additional information on the operation under Remarks.
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Click Save.
To schedule a deletion time for an object
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In the Manager, select the object for which you wish to schedule a deletion time.
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Select the Object > Set deletion time menu item.
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Specify the date and time of deletion.
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Enter additional information on the operation under Remarks.
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Click Save.
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Confirm the security prompt with Yes.
Related topics
Displaying scheduled operations in the Manager
The scheduled operations with their activation times are displayed in an overview. If the scheduled activation time of an operation has passed or an error occurred when the operation ran, the corresponding entry is marked in red in the overview.
To display all scheduled operations
In the overview, the planned operation are displayed with the following information.
Table 2: Information on data changes
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Table |
Name of the table to which the data record belongs. This is used to group the objects. |
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Object |
Object affected by the operation. |
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Operation |
Operation that is run for the object. Permitted operations are Add object, Change object, Delete object, Generate event, and Call method. |
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Activation time |
Time at which the operation should be run. |
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Comment |
Additional comment on the operation.
TIP: Click a remark to show the remark in full. |
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Created by |
User who created the scheduled operation. |
Table 3: Meaning of icons in the form toolbar
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Load and display the selected object. |
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Run scheduled operations now |
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Delete selected objects. |
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Re-enable selected objects. If an error occurred during the operation, you can run the change again. |
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Reload the data. |
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Filter view. |
Related topics
Restricting the display of scheduled operations
To limit the information for scheduled operations using defined filter conditions, use predefined filters. You can filter according to the statuses of the scheduled operations, or by scheduled operations.
To restrict the display
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In the Manager, click the Database > Show deferred operations menu item.
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In the overview of schedule operations, open the Filter view menu.
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Select one or more filters under the State or the Operation item.
TIP: To display all scheduled operations, go to the Filter view menu and select Show all.
Table 4: Predefined filters
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State |
Outstanding operations |
Shows or hides pending operations. |
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Expired operations |
Shows or hides operations whose activation time has already expired. |
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Operation |
Create object |
Shows or hides all entries with the Add object operation. |
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Change object |
Shows or hides all entries with the Change object operation. |
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Delete object |
Shows or hides all entries with the Delete object operation. |
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Generate event |
Shows or hides all entries with the Generate event operation. |
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Calling methods |
Shows or hides all entries with the Call method operation. |
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Show all |
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All scheduled operations are displayed. |
Labeling input fields and assignments with planned changes
In the Manager, input fields and assignments with changes planned for a specific time, are labeled with additional icons. The new values are not shown for security reasons.
Table 5: Labeling of input fields and assignments with planned changes
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The change in value is planned for a specific date and time. You can change the value only at the specified time. |
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The change in value is planned for a specific date and time. |
