Features

Main feature advanced task scheduler / automating utility with realtime reporting and monitoring functions Client/Server architecture consists of 3 applications, a Server, a Client and a Tray Client the server runs your tasks in the background as a service - no need to log in unlimited number of Clients can connect to one Server unlimited number of Clients can be installed for one server license control the VisualCron Server remotely and secure through Internet easy jump between different servers from one Client cut'n paste objects between Servers Graphical interface the Client has a user friendly graphical interface by which a complete customized task scheduler is defined realtime information server status and events view active jobs and tasks in a list with name, next run, description and current status realtime update of client and server log with filter functionality set column order, row filtering and visibility in job list the interface can be configured to many languages API - programming interface Control anything in the Server programmatically Connect and control with API - locally or remotely Jobs - placeholders of tasks a Job include one or more tasks which can run in order jobs can be run job once, randomly or if missed - once at start don't run job if it's running and/or remove job after running set job and/or task timeout (max run time) import and export jobs view realtime job statistics Tasks - gets the work done execute commands locally and remotely execute remote scripts through HTTP / download and save content run SQL text or stored procedures through ODBC, OLEDB and native MSSQL Execute DTS or SSIS packages Send email - text and/or HTML Record mousemoves and keystrokes and play back later kill/end processes Copy/backup files Zip, Tar or GZip your files and folders Perform FTP/FTPS/SFTP operations Execute remote commands remotely through SSH (for example on Linux/Unix servers) Encrypt/Decrypt files using Open PGP technology Encrypt/sign emails - use S/MIME or PGP encryption/signing Perform file operations; file read/delete/rename/touch/write, folder delete/create/rename Restart, shutdown a local or remote computer Logon, Lock and Logoff Users Save energy with Hibernate and Standby tasks Stop and Start Windows services Print documents (images, Office, pdf, text) Internal task to control Jobs/Tasks Perform registry operations Execute Office macros (Excel,Word,PowerPoint,Access) Perform Active Directory operations Send messages to a number of instant messaging clients (MSN/Yahoo/ICQ/AIM/Google Talk) Perform Exchange Tasks Execute web and WCF services Execute methods within .NET assemblies SNMP Tasks: Get, Get Next, Get Bulk, Walk and Set Triggers - ways to start your jobs trigger your jobs on time or system events add multiple triggers to one job run missed jobs, if server had a downperiod and should have been run trigger on first, last day of month and several other occasions trigger from second level to year level trigger when a file changes, is removed or other file event trigger when a service starts or change status trigger when a process starts or ends trigger when the registry changes trigger on the basis of information from an event log trigger on any custom WMI event trigger when a new email has arrived trigger on computer start/shutdown trigger using the performance trigger (performance counter) Time exceptions - when not to run prevent your time triggers to run on certain times or dates - for example holidays Conditions - control internal flow control job an task flow through conditions perform different actions on the result of one or multiple conditions check if a file exists or not check if a file contains a certain string check if a folder exists check the previous status (or specific) of a task and act on that check if a process is running or not Credentials - centralized information used for accessing restricted areas tasks can be run as different users to access remote computers secure credentials are stored centrally for reuse Variables - access realtime information anywhere retrieve information about Tasks and Jobs - in realtime create your own Variables increment, decrement and calculate Variables Output - task result and error information output of your tasks are stored and can be accessed at a later stage exit and error codes are presented in a verbose format and can be easily tracked in the realtime log variables are easy accessed in Notifications Notifications - different ways to report notify in many ways information about your tasks - at start, completion, or on error of a task write to file send email and attachments send to syslog popup window with customized information perform sql or stored procedure query write to event log Process manager - total control of your tasks see all running processes in different views in realtime stop processes at all kinds of levels Security - encryption and privacy secure SSL/TLS communication between Server and Client optional allowing of only local connections important values and information are encrypted in files user manager - control access and permissions of the internal VisualCron users