Command Menu

The "Command" sub-menu is available from the Admin main menu located immediately beneath the application title bar. All options may not be available at all times depending on user permissions and the state of communication between MOVEit Automation Admin and MOVEit Automation.

• Send Config - Sends the current configuration that MOVEit Automation Admin is working with to the MOVEit Automation server it is currently connected to. When MOVEit Automation receives this configuration, it writes it out to disk for storage and then implements it. The keyboard shortcut Ctrl-S will also run this command. Use of this command should usually not be necessary; MOVEit Automation Admin automatically performs this activity as necessary as part of its normal operation.
• Refresh Config - Checks to see if the configuration that MOVEit Automation Admin is working with is still current. If it is not, MOVEit Automation Admin will then retrieve the latest configuration from MOVEit Automation. If changes have been made to the configuration that MOVEit Automation Admin is working with, Admin will ask the user if they would like to retrieve the latest configuration. Doing so will eliminate any changes made by the user. The keyboard shortcut Ctrl-R will also run this command. Use of this command should usually not be necessary; MOVEit Automation Admin automatically performs this activity as necessary as part of its normal operation.
• Import Config - Takes an exported XML config file and reads it back into the system. Can be used to reinstall a backed-up configuration.
• Export Config - Writes out a copy of the XML config file currently loaded into MOVEit Automation Admin. Can be used for backing-up configurations.
• Disable Scheduler (or when already disabled, Enable Scheduler) - Disables (or enables) the MOVEit Automation task scheduler. No more tasks will be automatically started, although tasks can still be manually started by MOVEit Automation Admin or MOVEit Automation API. Any tasks already running will run to completion.

  If MOVEit Automation is restarted, the MOVEit Automation scheduler will automatically be restarted as well. If this is not desired, it is also possible to start the MOVEit Automation service with the scheduler disabled; see the "-k" option in the "Running MOVEit Automation in the Foreground" section of the "Central: The Service - Running As..." doc for information about this feature.

• Shut Down Service - Disables the MOVEit Automation task scheduler, waits until no tasks are running, and then stops the MOVEit Automation service. When the service stops, MOVEit Automation Admin will display a "Host Disconnected" message: this is normal and expected.

  Use this feature to shut down MOVEit Automation cleanly. This is generally preferable to simply stopping the service, because simply stopping the service will abruptly terminate any tasks that are running.

  Any tasks that are launched (or "looped") using Next Actions may need to be shut down individually through the "Status" tab because such tasks are not launched from the scheduler.

• Test Antivirus - This function will cause MOVEit Automation to deposit a file (with a "*.tmp" extension) with a test virus signature (the "EICAR" test string) into the MOVEit Automation cache directory. The test file is harmless, but it should be treated by any real-time antivirus package as an actual virus. If the test is successful you will see a message like "Success - AntiVirus test successful. Detected antivirus package 'Symantec AntiVirus'." in MOVEit Automation Admin.
• Reset Tamper Detection - Resets the MOVEit Automation tamper detection mechanism so that it begins tamper checking audit and statistics entries from the point at which the command is issued. Any previous entries will no longer be covered by tamper detection.
• Disconnect - Ends the current session with MOVEit Automation and returns the user to the signon window. From here, the user may select a different MOVEit Automation server to connect to, or exit the program.
• Exit - Ends the current session with MOVEit Automation and exits the program.