The Tasks feature in the Administration tool lets you configure, run, and monitor tasks that you perform frequently on Enterprise PDM files.
Tasks are defined by add-ins created using the Enterprise PDM APIs.
Enterprise PDM provides:
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The SolidWorks Task Add-in, which enables Convert, Design Checker, and Print tasks for use with SolidWorks files
- An API that lets programmers write their own add-ins for customized tasks
All tasks use the task framework, which provides multiple ways to execute tasks: on demand, based on a schedule, or triggered by an Enterprise PDM workflow. You can configure the tasks to run on a specific computer or distribute them to both client computers and dedicated servers.
In the following illustration:
- Task List represents tasks that are waiting to be executed.
- Task Hosts are the computers on which a task is configured to be executed.
A task host can be an Enterprise PDM client computer used for daily work or a dedicated workstation or server.
