Create/Edit a WhatsUp Gold task

To create a new task:

From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Tasks. The Task Library dialog appears.
Click New. The Select Web Task Type dialog appears.
Select a type of task from the list, then click OK. The New WhatsUp Gold Task dialog appears.
Enter or select the appropriate information:
- Name. Enter a unique name for the task. This name displays in the Task Library.
- Description. (Optional) Enter additional information about the task. This description displays next to the monitor in the Task Library.
- Enable this schedule. Select this option to begin configuring the task's schedule. For more information, see Configuring tasks.
- Run this task. Use this section to configure a schedule on which you would like the task performed. You can configure the task to run daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or on a custom schedule.
Click OK to save changes.

To edit an existing task:

From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Tasks. The Task Library dialog appears.
Choose a task from the list, then click Edit. The Edit WhatsUp Gold Task dialog appears.
Enter or select the appropriate information:
- Name. Enter a unique name for the task. This name displays in the Task Library.
- Description. (Optional) Enter additional information about the task. This description displays next to the monitor in the Task Library.
- Enable this schedule. Select this option to begin configuring the task's schedule. For more information, see Configuring tasks.
- Run this task. Use this section to configure a schedule on which you would like the task performed. You can configure the task to run daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or on a custom schedule.
Click OK to save changes.

Important: At this time, task pass and fail events are not logged in the WhatsUp Gold log reports. While errors are logged for all non-database backup tasks, they are not for database backup tasks.