Displaying Tasks in NxTop
Tasks that take more than a moment are processed in the background, freeing NxTop Center for use by the administrator. The Task panel shows current and recent tasks. Each task is listed separately. Move the slider if necessary to see all listed tasks.
Each task entry includes:
- Name of the task
- Progress bar and percentage completed
- Status
Task statuses:
| Status | Description | Progress Bar shows.... |
| Queued | The task has not yet started | Empty (0% completed) |
| Running | The task is currently being performed | Percentage completed |
| Succeeded | The task completed | 100% completed |
| Failed | The task has failed and halted | Percentage completed when it failed |
Most tasks generate an event of either success or failure.
Mouseover
Move the mouse over the icon next to the task name to display more information about the task, including the last interim message about the task.
Detail View
To see a detail view about the task, click on the icon 
next to the task name. The task detail is displayed:
Task Logs
If the detail view says to see the log, the NxTop log is located under Apache Tomcat:
c:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\logs\nxtop.log
A new file is started automatically after the file grows beyond 2 Mb. Log files are numbered in order of creation. The current log file does not have a number.
Task Filter
By default, tasks performed in the last 24 hours are displayed.
| Filter Display to show... | By ... |
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Clearing the last 24 hours checkbox, and then selecting a date. |
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Filling the Show Active Tasks checkbox |
Either or both of these filters can be used. They are not exclusive.
To use the task filter:
- Click the Filter icon
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) in the Task panel. - Select changes on the Filter Tasks pop-up.
- Click OK to save changes to the filter.
The task list is updated to match the criteria selected in the filter.