Scanning Tasks

The task scanning mechanism lets you perform a batch scan for a specified date, on a scheduled interval, and then execute a task when this date is reached.

IDM provides REST access to the task scanner, as listed in the following table:

URIHTTP OperationDescription
/openidm/taskscannerGETLists all the scanning tasks, past and present.
/openidm/taskscanner/idGETLists details of the given task.
/openidm/taskscanner?_action=execute&name=namePOSTTriggers the specified task scan run.
/openidm/taskscanner/id?_action=cancelPOSTCancels the specified task scan run.
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