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HP Easytime/XL Tasks
Managing Sessions
Sending Messages to Users
You can send messages to one or more users on the system. For
example, you can send a message asking users to log off before you shut
down the system.
1. Select one or more sessions from the Session Management screen.
2. Press
F2 A to open the Actions menu.
3. Press
S for Send Message.
4. Enter the message to be sent to other users.
The message can be up to 80 characters in length. The field shifts to
the left as it is typed providing more space.
If you want a user to reply to the message, be sure to include the
session name so that the user knows which session to answer. The
session name and user are not automatically displayed with the
message.
5. Press F5 OK to send the message.
Limiting the Number of Sessions
If you are the system administrator, you can limit the number of users
allowed to log on to the system at one time.
1. Press
F2 A to open the Actions menu.
2. Press
L for Limit No. of Sessions.
A dialog box prompts you to enter the session limit.
3. Enter the number of sessions allowed to run concurrently.
4. Press
F5 OK to set the session limit.
Displaying Sessions
When you log on to HP Easytime/XL and go to Session Management,
you see all the sessions currently logged on to the system. You can use
the View menu to restrict your view to a particular set of sessions, for
example, those in a specific account.
1. Press
F2 V to open the View menu.
2. Press
V for Set View.
A dialog box prompts you to enter a set of sessions.
3. Enter the set of sessions you would like to view.
Wildcard characters can be used to define a set.
4. Press
F5 OK to display the new view.
