In this topic:

• Configure and Run a Job
  
  
• Run an Individual Assessment with Recommended Settings
  
  
• Create a New Job
  
  
• Open an Existing Job
  
  
• Save a Job
  
  

Before you run a job, you can make some choices about the job and add information to more fully describe the purpose of the job. The choices include selecting the job and assessment settings that you want to use in the job.

1. On the Home page, choose a job, and then click Configure.
   
   
2. By default, the job settings are selected. You can modify the following settings, add notes, or select the following check boxes, as appropriate.
   
   
   • Stop this job if an error occurs. By default, this check box is cleared. Select this check box to stop the job from completing if an error occurs. This setting is useful when a job takes a long time to run. If an error occurs and this check box is selected, this setting can prevent long wait times. For shorter jobs, it is generally not necessary to stop the job if an error occurs.
     
     
   • Keep all temporary files created by assessments. By default, this check box is cleared. Select this check box if you want to later review the files that the assessment created while the assessment was running.
     
     

   Note
   When you configure a predefined job from the Home page, you cannot edit the Name box, Description box, or Notes box. However, if you create a job or save a predefined job by using the Save As , you can update these boxes.

3. To edit the recommended assessment settings, select an assessment, and then clear the Use recommended settings check box.
   
   

   Note
   Assessment settings can vary for each assessment. For more information, see the Assessment Toolkit Technical Reference.

4. In the Run Notes text box, type notes that will help you distinguish this job run from a previous run of the same job.
   
   

   Note
   The run note applies only to a job instance. The run note does not persist when you save the job.

5. Click Run to start the job. Respond to any prompts that appear. For more information about running a job, see Run a Job or Package a Job.
   
   

When the job finishes, the results are displayed in the Windows Assessment Console.

Running an assessment with the recommended settings has several benefits. It is quick and easy. More importantly, if you run a job on multiple computers using the recommended settings, you can be confident that the results are comparable because each run uses exactly the same settings and processes. This opportunity to compare computer systems is one of the major benefits that the assessment platform provides.

1. On the Home page, click Run Individual Assessments, and then select an individual assessment from the right column on the page.
   
   
2. Click Run. Respond to any prompts that appear. For more information about running a job, see Run a Job or Package a Job.
   
   

When the job finishes, the results are displayed in the Windows Assessment Console.

You can use the Windows Assessment Console to create a new custom job. It is important to create a custom job when the analysis that you want to perform or the results that you want to obtain are not directly available by using the predefined jobs that the Windows Assessment Console includes.

1. On the Home page, click Options, and then click New Job.
   
   
2. In the New Job dialog box, type a name for the job, and then select one of the following job types.
   
   
   • Select Create a custom job to choose one or more assessments that are designed for general use. This is the selection to choose to create a new job of your own design.
     
     
   • Select Template to create a new job starting with a predefined job template. When you select this option, you begin with a predefined job, and then you can modify the settings and options to achieve your goal.
     
     

     Note
     If you select Template, you can choose a default template from a list and then click OK. The templates are the same as the predefined jobs that are available from the Home page. If you modify the template-based job, but you later want to restore the original template settings in the job, click Revert job to original template settings after you select the job on the Home page.

   • Select Energy Efficiency to choose assessments that run as workloads to test battery life and energy efficiency.
     
     
3. Click OK. A new tab named for your new job opens.
   
   
4. In the new tab in the Windows Assessment Console, the job settings are selected by default. You can change the name in the Name box, add a description to the Description box, and add text to the Notes box to help you identify the job and the results.
   
   
5. To add assessments to the job, click Add Assessments.
   
   
6. Click the + symbol next to name of the assessment that you want to include in your job.
   
   
7. When you’ve added all the assessments you want for this job, select one assessment from the list on the left to view or edit the settings for that assessment. You must clear the Use recommended settings check box before you can edit the settings.
   
   

   Note
   Assessment settings can vary for each assessment. For more information, see the Assessment Toolkit Technical Reference.

8. To remove an assessment, select the assessment, and click the X for that assessment.
   
   
9. When you’ve made all of your edits and the job is finalized, click Options, and then click Save <job_name> to save the job for future use.
   
   To save the existing or new job in a location other than the Jobs folder, click Options, and then click Save <job_name> As. Jobs saved in other locations do not appear in the Home page.
   
   
10. Click Run to run the job. Respond to any prompts that appear. For more information about running a job, see Run a Job or Package a Job.
    
    If you want to run the custom job later, you can close the job tab. The job is available in the Jobs list on the Home page.
    
    

After you’ve run a job one time, the existing job remains available for use. Access to past jobs has several benefits. You can rerun the job as designed. Or, you can open the job to redesign the job by making additional changes to the settings and options. Modifying an existing job can be more efficient than creating a new job.

To access an existing job, follow these steps:

1. In the Windows Assessment Console, click Options, and then click Open Job.
   
   
2. In the Open Job window, locate the saved job, select the job file, and then click Open. By default, jobs are saved in the %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Windows Assessment Console\Jobs folder.
   
   

To save a job, use any one of the following methods:

• Run a job or package to save the job automatically.
  
  
• To save a job before you run it, click Options, and then click Save <job_name>.
  
  
• To save a job with a different name, click Options, and then click Save <job_name> As.
  
  

  Important
  If you click Save <job_name> As, and then you save the job to a location other than the default location, the job will not show up on the Home page.If you modify and save a predefined job (a job created by using a template), you can return to the original settings by clicking Revert job to original template settings in the lower right corner.

Job Settings

Assessment Settings

Windows Assessment Console User's Guide

Assessment Toolkit Technical Reference

Windows Assessment Console (Windows AC) Step-by-Step Guide