Release Notes › New Features › r12.5 SP1 › Bulk Tasks

Bulk Tasks

Bulk Tasks (Scheduled Tasks in Option Pack 1) allow CA Identity Manager users to perform the following actions:

• Modify a User object, based on an attribute filter, such as department, city, termination date, and so on.
• Run a task on specific objects periodically, such as every Saturday.
• Make bulk user changes, such as modifying all users within a selected department.

This functionality differs from the scheduled task functionality in CA Identity Manager by providing a population filter. Unlike scheduled tasks, the population of objects affected by the bulk task is unknown when you configure the bulk task. Also, bulk tasks affect many objects, while scheduled tasks only affects one.

Note: For more information about Bulk Tasks, see the Administration Guide.