Editing a task in Software Management Solution

You can edit any type of Software Management Solution task.
  1. To edit a task
  2. In the Symantec Management Console, on the
    Manage
    menu, click
    Jobs and Tasks
    .
  3. In the left pane, expand
    System Jobs and Tasks > Software
    . Expand the folder in which the task resides, and then click the task that you want to edit.
  4. In the right pane, do any of the following:
    • In the top section, click
      Advanced
      to change the task settings for this instance.
    • In the top section, edit the task details. The type of task that you selected determines the options that appear.
    • In the bottom section, click
      New Schedule
      to schedule the task and select the destination computers.
      For a Quick Delivery task, on the Internet-managed computers that use Cloud-enabled Management, the
      Now
      option works like a schedule. Internet-managed computers receive the task from the task server that depends on the task agent schedule. Symantec recommends that you increase the default timeout period in the advanced options for the tasks that are scheduled on Internet-managed computers. An increased timeout period can significantly improve software delivery for Quick Delivery from Internet-based computer. By default the
      End task after
      is set to 300 minutes (five hours). A recommended value to change the timeout period to is 1440 minutes (24 hours). The maximum timeout allowable is 2160 minutes (36 hours).
    • In the bottom section, double-click an existing instance of this task to re-schedule it.
      You might want to reschedule an existing instance if the task failed due to an incorrect setting. In that case, you can fix the setting and reschedule the task instead of creating a new task.
  5. When you finish editing the task, on the task main page, click
    Save changes
    .