Task Management Panel

The Task Management Panel allows the user to add, edit and delete Tasks (ladder programs) within a project file.

Accessing Task Management Panel

The Task Management Panel is displayed on the Main Screen and can be placed where desired. If the Task Management Panel is not displayed, it can be accessed from the Tools Menu as shown below.

Using the Task Management Panel

When a new project is created, both a Ladder (LD) task and a Structured Text (ST) task are generated by default under the Run Every Scan folder

Note: Ladder task will be represented bysymbol and Structured Text

Task Status

The Task Management panel displays the status of each task in real time. Task statuses are automatically updated whenever any of the following actions occur:

• Task reordering — changing the position of a task within the list
• Ladder or structured text edits — modifications made through the ladder editor or structured text view
• Task additions or deletions — adding new tasks or removing existing ones
• Dragging tasks from the Task Library — importing tasks into the active workspace via drag-and-drop

Green Text on a task or folder indicates that the item is actively being monitored.

Status Indicators

The following indicators appear in the Task Management panel to communicate task status at a glance:

The Task Management Panel provides five Task Management folders:

• Run First Scan Only: Tasks in this folder are executed only on the First Scan when going to Run. These Tasks execute in the order they appear in the folder, and they execute before Tasks in the Run Every Scan and Run Every Second folders.
• Run Every Scan: Tasks in this folder are executed Every Scan during Run. These Tasks execute in the order they appear in the folder, and they execute before in the Run Every Second folder.
• Run Every Second: This folder is for lower priority Tasks that do not need to execute Every Scan. Tasks in this folder are executed once per second during Run. These Tasks execute in the order they appear in the folder, and they execute after Tasks in the Run Every Scan folder. Please note, the one Second timer that triggers Tasks in the Run Every Second folder is not zeroed by a transition to Run.
• Run When Called: Tasks in this folder are executed only when Called using a Call Task instruction.
• Disable Task: Tasks in this folder are not executed.  Placing a Task here disables it.  

Adding a New Task

To add a NewTask from the Task Management Panel, right click on a Task Folder to see the Task Folder drop down menu as seen below:

Next select New Task then two options will be available, Ladder and Structured Text.

Selecting a Task

To select a Task, double-click on the Task name or right-click for the Task drop down menu as shown below:

Adding a New Task Folder

Task Folders can be used to help organize code blocks and improve documentation. To add a new task folder, click on New Task Folder or right-click on an existing Task Folder and select New Task Folder. Tasks are scanned top-down, regardless of nesting:

Note 1: Multiple tasks cannot share the same name in a project, regardless of their position in any folders

Note 2: Task folders can be nested up to 5 levels deep.

Task Management Toolbar and Drop Down Menu Options

The following options are provided by the Task Management Toolbar and Drop Down Menus:

• New Task Folder : Selecting New Task Folder will open the New Task Folder dialog for entering a New Task Folder name.
• New Task : Selecting New Task will open the New Task window for entering a New Task name



• Edit Task : Selecting Edit Task will open the task you have selected and display the task in the Ladder Editor window.
• Print Task: Selecting Print Task will open the Print dialog window and give you the option to print all tasks, current selected task, and data view with other optional data. For more information see the Print topic.
• Delete : Selecting Delete will delete the current selected task.
• Edit Task in New Window : Selecting Edit Task in New Window will open the selected task in the Ladder Editor window. You may open multiple tasks in the Ladder Editor window. See New Window topic for more information.
• Cut : Selecting Cut will remove the selected task from the current folder and copy it to the Windows clipboard.
• Copy : Selecting Copy will copy the current task to the Windows clipboard.
• Paste : Selecting Paste will place the contents you have copied or cut to the Windows clipboard into the selected folder.
• Show Task Numbers : Selecting Show Task Numbers will populate a task number next to the task name. This number corresponds to the order in which the task was created.
• Task Properties: Selecting Task Properties will open the Task Properties window. This window contains the Task Name, Comments, Author, Run Rule and Background and Wire colors. All properties can be edited.

Note:Background and Wire colors can now be set on a per task basis.

• Synch Button : Selecting the Synch Button will synchronize the Task Management Panel to the Ladder Editor window. Once synchronized, if a task is selected in the Task Management Panel, that task will open for editing. If a task is selected in the Ladder Editor, it will be selected in the Task Management Panel.

The drop down arrow to the right of the toolbar icons provides the Show Icon Descriptions option. When selected, the Show Icon Descriptions option will populate the toolbar with icon descriptions as seen below.