Composite Tasks
Note: This feature is available in Lite, Enterprise, Ultimate and Team editions only.
As the name suggests, the composite task is a type of task that consists of other tasks. Just like the other type of tasks, the composite tasks can be scheduled via Task Scheduler. Let's take a look at what they can offer.
The first thing we need to open is the Create a task dialog. You can do it in multiple ways:
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From the context menu in the database navigator -> Tools -> Create new task... -> Composite task
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By clicking Database -> Tasks -> Create new task... -> Composite task
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From the context menu in the Database Tasks view.
Choose Composite task, enter the task name, description (optional), and hit Next.
You will be presented with the following dialog:
When creating a composite task, you need to specify which tasks the composite task consists of.
This can be done:
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By adding an existing task. To do that, click the button with the plus sign
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By creating a new task and adding it simultaneously. To do that, click the button below the aforementioned button with the plus sign
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By drag-and-dropping a task from the _Database tasks panel.
As a side note, you can add a composite task to your new composite task.
You can edit tasks in the same dialog, delete a task from a composite task, and change the execution order.
There is also a very important checkbox, Ignore task error. The tasks from the composite task are executed in the order they appear in the settings dialog. Executing a task from a composite task might produce an error that will block the next tasks from proceeding. The Ignore task error checkbox can be used to bypass this behavior.
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