Monitoring Model Builder Tasks


You can check the status of your Model Builder Tasks in the BMC AMI Cost Management console. 

To check the status of all Model Builder Tasks

Click image2021-6-30_10-21-52.png at the top right of the console.
The Model Build Task Status dialog box is displayed;
Model build task status.png

The following table describes the columns in this dialog box:

Column

Description

Model Builder Task

Displays the user-defined name assigned to the Model Builder Task

Current state

Displays the current state of the task

Last Status

Displays the task status the last time the task ran

Last Build

Displays the last time the task ran

Run Now

Provides a link to the Run Task Now dialog box

You can select a usage month for the model that you want to build by using the calendar.

Warning

Important

The Run Now link is available only if you are a member of the BMC AMI Cost Management Product Administrators group. For more information, see Cost-Management-User-Groups.

Next Scheduled Build

Indicates the next date and time the task will run

Subscriptions

Displays the current status of subscription for each Model Build Task

Click Subscribe to receive email notifications for the selected Model Build Task.

Click Unsubscribe to stop receiving email notifications for the selected Model Build Task.

Warning
Important

When you subscribe to a task, you receive an email when the task is completed. The email lists how the task started (interactive, anonymously from the command line, or as a scheduled task), the run status, and any errors. It also includes a link to return to the product to view reports and messages.

All users can use the Model Build Task Status dialog box to subscribe to Model Build tasks. Product Administrators can also subscribe to running Model Build tasks by using the Manage Model Builder Tasks dialog box in the Administration Tools window. For more information, see Defining Model Builder Tasks.

The following table describes the states in the Model Builder Task Status dialog box and how you can reproduce them:

IconState
image-2025-04-01-14-22-20-654.pngSleeping or no activity
image-2025-04-01-14-23-25-485.pngWindows service is unavailable
image-2025-04-01-14-24-38-924.pngModel Build Task is running
image-2025-04-01-14-25-36-889.pngBuild Software Contracts is running
image-2025-04-01-14-26-45-076.pngSummary build is running
image-2025-04-01-14-42-06-193.pngTask is pending or waiting for other tasks to finish

 

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