Manual tasks are nodes in the O&M center with a manual scheduling type. They run only when triggered manually. Use this page to find, run, and manage manual tasks.
Access the Manual Task page
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In the top navigation bar of the Dataphin homepage, choose R&D > O&M.
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In the navigation pane on the left, choose O&M > Manual Task to open the Manual Task page.
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In the top navigation bar, select a production environment or development environment.
Page layout
The Manual Task page has four areas: filter and search, filters, the task list, and batch operations.

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Description |
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① Filter and search area |
Filter tasks by name or ID. You can also select My Tasks or Updated Today to filter the list.
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② List operations |
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③ Manual task list |
Lists all manual tasks in the O&M center, showing the Task Object, priority, person in charge of O&M, project, HTTP path, scheduling resource group, Last Update Time, tag, and available Actions for each task. Column widths are adjustable and saved in your browser. Clearing browser history and cookies resets them.
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④ Batch operations area |
Perform O&M operations on multiple tasks at once. Batch operations. |
Supported actions
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Action |
Description |
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View Node Code |
Shows the task's node code. |
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View Instances |
View and manage instances generated by task runs. |
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Run |
Manually trigger a task run. Running a manual task. |
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Edit Development Node |
Opens the task's edit page in the Dev project. Available only in Dev-Prod mode. Note
Submit or publish the edited node to apply changes to production. |
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Edit Node |
Edit a task node. Available only in Basic mode. Note
Submit or publish the edited node to apply changes to production. |
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View Node Script |
View a pipeline task's dependency graph. Note
Available only for tasks submitted from the Data Integration module. |
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View Production Node |
View the task node in the Prod project. |
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Modify person in charge of O&M |
Change the person in charge of O&M for the task. Note
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Configure Monitoring |
Configure monitoring rules for task runs. When triggered, the system sends an alert to help you identify exceptions. Offline task monitoring overview. Note
Available only for tasks in Prod and Basic projects. |
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Modify HTTP path |
Change the production HTTP path. Select from HTTP paths configured for the cluster associated with the production project. Note
Available only for Databricks SQL tasks in a production environment. |
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Modify Scheduling Resource Group |
Change the scheduling resource group used by instances generated from the task. Note
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Node code details
In the Actions column, click the
icon or a task name to open the details pane. Click the
icon to hide the task list and expand the pane.

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Description |
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① O&M management area |
Provides options for managing manual tasks.
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② Node information area |
Shows node and run information for the task. |
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③ Task code area |
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Running a manual task
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Click Run to open the Run dialog box.
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In the Run dialog box, configure the following parameters.
Parameter
Description
Business Date
Select By Range, By Period, or Custom. Default: By Range with range
Current business date to current business date.-
By Range: Select a time range. The time span cannot be longer than one year. Use for tasks that run on consecutive business dates.
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By Period: Select a time range and specify the days of the week or month. The time span cannot be longer than one year. Default range:
Current business date to current business date. Use for tasks that run on specific days within a date range.-
By Week: The task runs on selected days of the week, such as Monday and Tuesday.
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By Month: The task runs on selected dates of the month, such as the 1st, 5th, and 10th.
NoteMonth-end refers to the last day of the month.
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Custom: Enter business dates in
YYYY-MM-DDformat, separated by Enter. Valid range:1900-01-01 to the present.
Number of concurrent runs
Default: 1. Range: 1 to 12.
Run Order
Select Ascending by Business Date or Descending by Business Date. Default: Ascending by Business Date, which executes tasks sequentially in ascending order of their business dates.
Parameter Configuration
If the task uses local variables, specify their values here. Values apply to all instances in this run. You can select Fill in Null Values.
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Click Submit.
Batch operations
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Action |
Description |
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Run |
Select multiple tasks and click Run at the bottom. Configure the business date, number of concurrent runs, and run order. Running a manual task. Note
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Modify person in charge of O&M |
Select multiple tasks and click Modify person in charge of O&M at the bottom to change the person in charge of O&M for all selected tasks. Note
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Modify Priority |
Select multiple tasks and click Modify Priority at the bottom to change the priority for all selected tasks. Higher-priority tasks run first when multiple tasks are ready simultaneously. The new priority applies to future runs. Priority changes take effect immediately without submitting or publishing. Note
Available only for tasks in Prod and Basic projects. |
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Modify HTTP path |
Change the production HTTP path for multiple Databricks SQL tasks. If tasks belong to different clusters, specify an HTTP path per cluster. You can select from all HTTP paths configured for the corresponding cluster. Note
Available only for Databricks SQL tasks in a production environment. |
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Modify Scheduling Resource Group |
Select multiple tasks and click Modify Scheduling Resource Group at the bottom to change the resource group for all selected tasks. Note
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