216 Part I: Task Manager © Tait Electronics Limited December 2007ExampleIF Timer expired (Email Timer) THEN Clear alarm logThis task could be part of a set of tasks that emails the alarm log once per day.When a day timer expires, the alarm log is emailed. The email timer gives thebase station time to send the alarm log. When that timer expires, the actionclears the log, so that alarms are not sent more than once.Email service actionsTask Manager can enable, disable, or toggle the Email system flag. This givesyou an extra layer of control over the base station’s emailing functions. Emailservice actions are only used in systems with remote RS-232 connections.When the base station enters Run mode, the flag is enabled.When the flag is enabled, Task Manager can email status messages (see “Emailstatus now” on page 215). The base station does this according to theconfiguration in Configure > Communications > Email.When the flag is disabled, any Email status now actions are disregarded.Send alarm log nowThe Send alarm log now action sends the alarm log to an Alarm Center,according to the configuration in Configure > Communications > AlarmCenter. This configuration must have enabled Alarm notification to the AlarmCenter, or the action has no effect.First, the base station attempts to connect to the Alarm Center and log on. If itis successful, the base station sends its name and the contents of the alarm log,and then logs off and disconnects.ExampleIF Base station in Run mode THEN Start timer (24 hour Timer)IF Timer expired (24 hour Timer) THEN Send alarm log nowIF Timer expired (24 hour Timer) THEN Start timer (24 hour Timer)Syslog service actionsSyslog service override actions can enable, disable, or toggle the Syslog servicesystem flag. This provides you with an additional layer of control over the syslogservice. Task Manager can disable syslog messaging in particular circumstancesand re-enable it later.When the base station enters Run mode, the flag is enabled.When Task Manager disables the syslog service, no syslog messages are sent overthe Ethernet system interface board.When Task Manager enables the syslog service, syslog messages are sentaccording to the configuration (Configure > Communications > Syslog).Custom ActionsThe Custom Actions submenu contains all the custom actions that have beendefined for the base station using Configure > Task Manager > CustomActions.
