Adept DeskTop 4.3 User Manual

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To execute a task:

1. Select a task in the Task Manager.

2. If the task already contains instructions (one or more programs) select Execute Task from the

toolbar or context menu

3. If the task is empty, select Select Program, and enter the name of the program that you want

to execute in this task.

4. The flag beside the task will change color to indicate the progress/status of the program.

To pause a task:

• Select the task in the list, then select Pause Task from the toolbar or context menu. This

stops the task at the next execution in the running program.

• To pause all tasks that are running, select Stop All Tasks. This pauses all tasks that are

currently executing.

• To resume execution of a task that has been paused, select Retry Failed Step or Proceed

Task.

To debug a program:

You can launch debugging of programs from the Task Manager. For more details on debugging
programs see

1. Right-click on a task in the Task Manager to display the context menu as shown in

2. If the task is empty (no programs), select Debug Using. You will be prompted to provide the

name of the program you want to debug. The program will open in the Program Editor window.

3. If the task contains programs, select Debug Task. The task programs will open in the Program

Editor window. Reset and Debug will reset variable values and restart the debugging of a
program from the beginning.

4. Debugging messages and status appear in the bottom pane of the Task Manager window.

Figure 25 Debug Using command adds program and launches debugging

If the task stack is empty, you can
add a program to the task list and
launch debugging from the Task