The Actions button appears at the top right of an individual task page, after you click a task name from the list.

Note: The Bulk Actions button appears on the TASKS page, at the top right of the list of tasks. For more information, see Bulk Actions.

Actions Available on an Individual Task Page

When you click a task name to open the task's properties, the Actions drop-down list is available on the right side of the page. In the following table, an asterisk (*) indicates that the action is available for that task type.

Actions

Description

Trad

Adv

Sync

Run Now

Task is run immediately.

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Clone

Task is cloned immediately, and named Original-Task-Name Clone. If you clone the original task again, it is named Original-Task-Name Clone 2.

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Delete

You must confirm the deletion. For more information, see Delete Task.

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Export

Task is exported as an XML file to your default download location.

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Edit Transfer Exceptions

Controls what a task does when it runs after a previous failure. See Edit Task Transfer Exceptions.

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Create Advanced Task from a Traditional Task

Immediately creates a task named Original-Task-Name Advanced. The new Advanced task is disabled. See Create Advanced Task from a Traditional Task.

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Swap Sync Folders

Folder A and Folder B are swapped; that is, Folder A's definition becomes Folder B's definition, and Folder B's definition becomes Folder A's definition.

The saved directory listings that define which files and folders are ignored, moved, created, etc. are also swapped.

See Configuring a Synchronization Task.

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Clear Sync Listings

Causes the sync task to be treated as a new sync task. Might cause MOVEit Automation to re-transfer files and folders that have already been moved.

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View Sync Preview

Opens the Sync Preview dialog box.

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