Method, system and program for managing executable tasks

A data processing system for managing a plurality of data processing system executable tasks each having a script associated therewith, the data processing system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory including software instructions that cause the data processing system to implement:
• a task selector for presenting a list of computer executable tasks, selecting, from the list of the computer executable tasks, a selection of tasks, and receiving a user input designating an operation from a plurality of operations to be applied to the selection of tasks, wherein the plurality of operations are selected as a function of a state of selected tasks, wherein the state of the selected tasks and a status of the selected tasks is a unique range of values;
• a script selector for presenting scripts corresponding to the selected selection of tasks and selecting at least one script from the presented scripts, wherein no more than one script corresponds to each task;
• and
• a script editor for editing the at least one selected script,
• wherein:
• the at least one edited script is executed by the data processing system;
• and
• the at least one executed script is presented as at least one new executable task in the list of computer executable tasks for further operation.

An article of manufacture including a program having instructions stored in a computer storage when executed by a data processing system for directing the data processing system to manage a plurality of data processing system executable tasks each having a script associated therewith, the article of manufacture comprising:

• instructions for presenting a list of computer executable tasks;
• instructions for selecting, from the list of the computer executable tasks, a selection of tasks;
• instructions for receiving a user input designating an operation from a plurality of operations to be applied to the selection of tasks, wherein the plurality of operations are selected as a function of a state of selected tasks, wherein the state of the selected tasks and a status of the selected tasks is a unique range of values;
• instructions for presenting scripts corresponding to the selected selection of tasks and selecting at least one script from the presented scripts, wherein no more than one script corresponds to each task;
• instructions for editing the at least one selected script;
• instructions for executing the at least one edited script by the data processing system;
• and
• instructions for presenting the at least one executed script as at least one new executable task in the list of computer executable tasks for further operation.