About background task definitions

Create background tasks only for your organization's custom forms and reports. Where needed, background task definitions are already set up for standard forms and reports; and those background task definitions are listed on the Background Task Definitions form.

Use the Background Task Definitions form to create a record that identifies the background task to TaskMan. Every report and every utility or activity that can be run as a background process must be listed in this form.

Ensure that background tasks meet these requirements:

• The task name must match the form name to make it easier to identify.
• Some (older) reports are processed and generated using the Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Service (SSRS). For these reports, the output file must be placed in the Reports folder on the same Application Server where TaskMan is installed. Although the report uses a stored procedure or IDO, its Executable Type must be set to RPT.