Tasks are created by using the Wizard, which is started by clicking the New task button located in the workspace of the folder or administration group on the Tasks tab.
You can change the settings of a task after its creation in the task properties window.
To open the task properties window:
In the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console, select the folder or administration group in which the task was created.
In the workspace, select the Tasks tab.
In the list of tasks, select the task and open the Properties: <Task name> window by double-clicking on the task or by selecting Properties in the context menu.
Regardless of the selected task run mode, you can start or stop the task at any time.
To start or stop a task:
In the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console, select the folder or administration group in which the task was created.
In the workspace, select the Tasks tab.
In the list of tasks, select the task that you want to start or stop.
Click the Start or Stop button. The buttons are located to the right of the task list.
Information about the progress and results of the task can be viewed in the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console in one of the following ways:
In the Task results window. To open the window, click the View results link on the right of the task list displayed in the Tasks folder of the Kaspersky Security Center console tree or on the Tasks tab in the workspace of the folder or administration group.
In the list of events that SVMs send to the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server. The event list is displayed on the Events tab in the workspace of the Administration Server node.
You can also perform the following actions with tasks:
Copy tasks from one folder or administration group into another.
Export tasks to a file and import tasks from a file.
Convert tasks from the previous version of the application.
Delete tasks.
For more information about managing tasks, see Kaspersky Security Center documentation.