Using the task builder

  1. Click the Definition tab, and click Task Builder.

Use the Task Builder menu to create SmartLink tasks. When you install a SmartLink application, the Task insertion menu for SmartLink option is activated. This allows operators to send built-in task commands to the SmartLink.

Note: The BATCHMODIFY command in SmartLink allows batch modifications to a group of cards. You can change parameters for a group of cards of the same type. Only the data fields indicated in the command are modified.

  1. Select Task insertion menu for SmartLink and a menu displays, or select the options corresponding to the most common insertions.
    Note: When creating SmartLink tasks, only commands that are written in the primary language are considered as valid commands.
    Figure 1. Task insertion menu for SmartLink
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See the following table of task builder parameters.
Table 1. Task builder parameters
Parameter Description
Date Insert a date in the task. The options are: Year, Month, Day, YYYY/MM/DD, or MM/DD/YYYY.
Time Insert a time in the task. The options are: Hour, Minute, Second, HH:MM:SS, or HH:MM.
Event Insert an event description in the task. You can select to display event name Text or Number.
Location Insert the location where the task must take place. The options are: EntraPass Application, Gateway, or connection.
Information #1 to 4 Insert event information. The options in the database are: Index Number, Index Text, Component ID, and Component Text.
User Information Insert card information in the task. The options are: Card Number, Card User Name, Card Information #1 to #10, or Comment.
Numerical Value Insert a number in the task.
Character String Insert a string of characters (free text) in the task.
Add Delay Insert a delay of 1/10 seconds in the task.
Carriage Return Insert a carriage return in the task.
Trim Right Deletes the last character to the right of the task.
Email Insert an email in the task that sends automatically when the event occurs.
Modem Insert a message in the task that sends automatically through a pager when the event occurs.
Serial Device for Messages Select the Serial Com Port and Baud rate to send the message.
Serial Device for Commands Select the Serial Com Port and Baud rate to send the command.
File
  • File opens the Select a file name window that allows you to locate a file, or create a new file where all event information entered in the task is logged when an event occurs.
  • Close closes the file.
  • Commit to disk saves the file to disk. This command does not close the file.
Execute
  • File opens the Select a file name window that allows you to locate the executable file that is used with the task command.
  • Parameters open the Enter Character Strings window allowing you to type a string of characters that is added to the task command.
  • Action allows you to define how you want to launch the task: Launch Hidden, Launch Normal, Launch Minimized, Launch Maximized or Terminate process.
Network Insert a Network Tag.
Command Insert a Command Tag.
Modify Language You can modify the command language to English or French.
Save SmartLink Mode Insert in the SmartLink command to interrupt and place current SmartLink mode in the background, for example sending an email. This command must always be used with Restore Previous SmartLink Mode.
Restore Previous SmartLink Mode Insert in the SmartLink command to restore the previous SmartLink mode. This command must always be used with Save SmartLink Mode.