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Part V: Enterprise Data Management
Adding a Task
A maintenance plan must contain at least one task. Fortunately, it isn’t hard to add one
to your maintenance plan. Simply drag and drop the appropriate task from the Toolbox,
as shown in Figure 22-2, to the design area of the maintenance plan. The resulting task
appears as a square, as shown in Figure 22-1.FIGURE 22-1
Create a maintenance plan by adding some tasks and scheduling a time to perform
the tasks.The task isn’t confi gured yet. Use the Properties window, as shown in Figure 22-3, to
confi gure the task. The content of the Properties window varies by task. For example,
when you select a Back Up Database Task, you see properties to choose the kind of
database, the backup device type, and other information associated with backing up
the database. The upper portion of the Properties window contains the name of the
selected task. You can choose other tasks using the drop-down list box. The middle
of the Properties window contains a list of properties for the selected task. You can
organize the properties by category or in alphabetical order. The lower part of the
Properties window contains a description for the selected property. After you work
with tasks for a while, the description usually provides enough information to help you
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