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Agents

You can specify the tasks of a Client Agent. For example, a Client Agent can monitor and report the arrival of new work-items at the client and display a message.
Server Agents run on the server, so Server Agents will continue running even when the client computer is not running.

The Client Agent monitors:

• the specified time.
• the arrival of mail and mail-circulars, workflow work-items, and schedule reservations.
• user operations.

By linking with Agent Server (Groupmax Agent Server Version 3), you can specify the tasks of Server Agents. For example, a Server Agent can search a database at a specified time and then send mail to report the search results.
Server Agents run on the server, so Server Agents will continue running even when the client computer is not running. Groupmax Agent Server Version 3 provides the following:

• an API for developing your own agents.
• templates for creating user interfaces.
• tools for managing the operation environment for the agent.
• agents that are linked to the Groupmax Workflow facility:
  - agents that send mail to report the arrival of new work-items.
  - agents that send mail to report the approach of the time limit of work-item processing.
  - agents that automatically execute an application program on the server.
• agents that are linked to the Groupmax Mail facility.
  - agents that automatically reply to mail with a specified condition when you are absent.
  - agents that automatically forward mail with a specified condition to specified members.
  - agents that automatically invoke a user program when new mail arrives with a specified condition.
• agents that are linked with the Groupmax Document Manager facility.
  - agents that automatically delete the expired documents in the shared cabinet.
  - agents that automatically delete form-based documents with a specified condition.
  - agents that automatically execute an application program for the form-based documents having a specified condition.

You can easily define an agent in the Agent Definition dialog box.
For example, this is how you would set up an agent that monitors the arrival of a specified time.

1. In the Select Generated Agent dialog box, select the agent you want to generate.
   
   
   
   
2. In the Agent Definition dialog box, enter a name for the agent and the description of the settings.
3. Select the event to activate the agent.
4. Select the action of the agent.

Options
Hitachi provides the Groupmax options for extending facilities. For details about the options, see the following:

• Server options