Robotask as a Service questions

TimeTraveller · Post by **TimeTraveller** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:18 am

I set up a task in "Robotask Desktop" After reading this forum, I
figured out how to run it as a service. Well it's running as a service
and I set it up to run with local workstation administrators
credentials to run in background so as not to be visible with logged on
user.

However task didn't run. I opened up the task, and it says the first
day it is supposed to run is today, even tho I'm sure it said the same
thing yesterday ..ie it should have run yesterday..

2 questions:

Does Robotask have to run under system account credentials and not local administrator account credentials ?
Will
a task set up with Robotask Desktop edition be executed by the
Robotask service or do I have to take some further action.

Thanks

TimeTraveller

Post by **Oleg** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:59 am

Does Robotask have to run under system account credentials and not local administrator account credentials ?

Yes, in service mode RoboTask working under system account. But you can change settings in service manager. When RoboTask Service is started you can see green RoboTask icon in tray. (Robatask desktop has blue icon)

Will a task set up with Robotask Desktop edition be executed by the Robotask service or do I have to take some further action.

Yes. But I recommend you to avoid of interactive actions (such as Question Dialog or show message) in service mode, because you can get some troubles.
By default "interact with desktop" option for RoboTask service is turned on and you can control RoboTask from console. But if you turned off this option you can't press the buttons in dialogs.

One more detail: In service mode RoboTask has another default folder for tasks.
In desktop mode the default folder is placed in your local profile, but in NT-service mode, default folder is <RoboTask Folder>\tasks.
You can see (and change) it in RoboTask settings (Menu | Optons | Settings)

Therefore if you want use tasks configured in RoboTask-desktop, you must import these into RoboTask service.

anonymouse · Post by **anonymouse** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:10 am

Wow! How do you install Robotask as a service?

Post by **Oleg** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:25 am

System menu Start | Programs | RoboTask | NT Service | Install service

Also there are shortcuts:
Start Service
Stop Service
Reinstall Service
Uninstall Service

anonymouse · Post by **anonymouse** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:29 am

Can you implement password protection and hide the tray icon, install as a service in deployable format.

Post by **Oleg** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:41 am

Robotask have feature of locking task editor. Data protection prevents the following operations:
- editing of tasks
- editing of task tree
- editing of list of variables
- importing of new tasks.

See menu Tools | Protect data

What do you mean under "deployable format"?

anonymouse · Post by **anonymouse** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:50 am

Install ready for client terminals.

anonymouse · Post by **anonymouse** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:58 am

is: Tools/Protecting data in the registered version only?

Post by **Oleg** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:25 am

Install ready for client terminals.

You should install RoboTask onto another computer too. You can transfer prepared tasks by using export/import options. (menu Task | Export; Task | Import)

Tools/Protecting data in the registered version only?

Within trial period too. During evaluation RoboTask fully functional.

anonymouse · Post by **anonymouse** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:06 am

Where does it save the password information