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To get more details about all tasks that are run on computers, click Status Detail.
Status Detail displays a more detailed breakdown of the tasks that the job has executed
and a status message indicating the status of the tasks.
You can also import new computers from a text file or add security rights and privileges
for a specified computer or group of computers. See on page 95 for complete
information about setting up, importing, and managing computers from the Computers
pane.
Jobs pane
Use this area to create and build jobs using specific deployment tasks. You can select
and right-click a job in the Jobs pane when building new jobs or running the New Job
Wizard. You can also import new jobs from a text file or add security rights and
privileges for a specified job or collection of jobs. See Building new jobs on page 150
and New job wizard on page 146.
Set up folders to organize and access jobs according to your specifications. To create a
new folder, right-click in the Jobs section and select the New Folder option. You can
also create folders by selecting File > New > Folder.
When you select a job, the Details pane displays a list of computers in the folder and
gives a basic information about each job, such as its state and status. It also shows the
computers or computer groups to which the job is assigned.
z The Conditions detail bar also appears, letting you assign jobs to computers. See
Setting conditions for task sets on page 151.
z In System Jobs, folders are created to store jobs that are created when running
operations from the console.
Drag-n-Drop Jobs. Jobs are created and automatically placed in this folder when
you drag an .MSI, .RIP, or other package files from the Resources view to a specific
computer or group. See Shortcuts and resources view on page 72.
Image Jobs. Jobs are placed in this folder when you create a Quick Disk Image.
See Quick disk image on page 125.
Restoration Jobs. Jobs are placed in this folder when you restore a computer from
its Deployment history. See Restoring a computer from its deployment history on
page 124.
From the Jobs pane, you can drag job icons to computer icons to run jobs, such as
creating images, deploying computers, changing configurations, or installing software.
After you create a job, you can change it by adding, modifying, or deleting tasks. You
can run jobs immediately, schedule them to run at a particular time, or save them for a
later time. See on page 145 for complete information about setting up, importing, and
managing computers from the Jobs pane.
Click View > Jobs View to show or hide the Jobs pane.
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