.. _Subtasks:

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Subtasks
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A subtask is a wizard background process. With the subtasks manager you can access the log of the subtasks or kill a process.

When a subtask is started or finished, wizard will raise a popup.

.. image:: _images/subtask_started_popup.png
  :width: 300
  :alt: Alternative text

.. image:: _images/subtask_finished_popup.png
  :width: 300
  :alt: Alternative text

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The subtasks manager
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Open the subtasks manager to view the current subtasks. Go to Wizard menu > Window > Subtasks manager or click on the |subtask_button| in the bottom of the wizard interface.

.. |subtask_button| image:: _images/subtask_button.png
    :width: 30
    :alt: Alternative text

.. image:: _images/subtasks_manager.jpg
  :width: 1200
  :alt: Alternative text

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Kill a subtask
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Open the subtasks manager.

To stop ( or kill ) a subtask, selected the subtask and Right click > `Kill selected task(s)`.

.. image:: _images/kill_subtask.gif
  :width: 1200
  :alt: Alternative text

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View the log of a subtask
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Open the subtasks manager.

To view the logs of a subtask, click on the subtask.

.. image:: _images/subtask_logs.gif
  :width: 1200
  :alt: Alternative text

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Submit a log to the support
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Open the subtasks manager.

To submit the logs of a subtask, go to the concerned subtask and Right click > `Submit to support`

.. note::
  You can submit the logs only when the subtask is finished ( or killed ).

.. image:: _images/submit_subtask_log.gif
  :width: 1200
  :alt: Alternative text

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Remove a subtask
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Open the subtask manager.

To remove one or multiple subtask, select them and Right click > `Remove selected task(s)`

.. note::
  You can remove a subtask only when it is finished ( or killed ).

.. image:: _images/remove_subtask.gif
  :width: 1200
  :alt: Alternative text