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== Trigger a scheduled task to run after another task completes == You'd think there'd be an easy way to do this. There isn't, or at least there isn't an //obvious// easy way to do this. What you need to do is go {nav task properties > Triggers > New... > Begin the task: On an event > radio button to Custom > Edit event filter > check the Edit query manually box > enter the following XML} (assuming the name of the task you want to run this new task after the success of is "MyPriorTask") ``` lang=xml, name=Edit Event Filter | XML tab <QueryList> <Query Id="0" Path="Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational"> <Select Path="Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational">*[EventData [@Name='TaskSuccessEvent'][Data[@Name='TaskName']='\MyPriorTask']]</Select> </Query> </QueryList> ``` I mean, it's very obvious in retrospect, right? 🙄

== Trigger a scheduled task to run after another task completes == You'd think there'd be an easy way to do this. There isn't, or at least there isn't an //obvious// easy way to do this. What you need to do is go {nav task properties > Triggers > New... > Begin the task: On an event > radio button to Custom > Edit event filter > check the Edit query manually box > enter the following XML} (assuming the name of the task you want to run this new task after the success of is "MyPriorTask") ``` lang=xml, name=Edit Event Filter | XML tab <QueryList> <Query Id="0" Path="Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational"> <Select Path="Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational"> *[EventData[@Name='TaskSuccessEvent'][Data[@Name='TaskName']='\MyPriorTask']] </Select> </Query> </QueryList> ``` I mean, it's very obvious in retrospect, right? 🙄

== Trigger a scheduled task to run after another task completes == You'd think there'd be an easy way to do this. There isn't, or at least there isn't an //obvious// easy way to do this. What you need to do is go {nav task properties > Triggers > New... > Begin the task: On an event > radio button to Custom > Edit event filter > check the Edit query manually box > enter the following XML} (assuming the name of the task you want to run this new task after the success of is "MyPriorTask") ``` lang=xml, name=Edit Event Filter | XML tab <QueryList> <Query Id="0" Path="Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational"> <Select Path="Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational">*[EventData *[EventData[@Name='TaskSuccessEvent'][Data[@Name='TaskName']='\MyPriorTask']] </Select> </Query> </QueryList> ``` I mean, it's very obvious in retrospect, right? 🙄