Some BriefBuilder actions may take a while. Importing a large IFC model, for example, may take several minutes. To minimize the waiting time, we are running such tasks as background tasks. This means that you can continue to work in your model, or even close the application, while your task is being processed and executed in the background.
This concerns the following tasks:
- Exporting a model (JSON/XML/Excel)
- Importing a (JSON) model
- Cloning a model
- Creating a static version of a model
- Uploading and importing IFC files
- Generating Word reports
- Creating version change reports
Please note: A task may not start immediately, as it might need to wait for other tasks to finish. You can monitor its progress in My background tasks (see below). This is important to keep in mind when e.g. making a static version of your model or a Word report (as it will incorporate all edits that have been made up until the start of the task).
Task overview ‘My background tasks’
You can monitor the progress of your tasks in the My background tasks overview, located in the top right corner of the BriefBuilder window.
In this overview you are able to monitor the progress of your current tasks and you can see a history of your previous background tasks.
If one or more tasks are in progress, this will be indicated in the menu bar, where an indicator displays the number of ongoing tasks. A pop-up notification for completed tasks will also appear here.
Cancelling and deleting tasks
If a task is taking too long, or if a task is no longer relevant, you can cancel it by clicking on the stop icon in the My background tasks overview.
You can use the same button to delete already completed tasks that are no longer deemed relevant. It will show up as a trash can icon instead of a stop icon.
Email notifications
When you start a task, you can choose to receive an email notification in your inbox once a task is completed. Simply click the “Mail me…” button in the task window (see screenshot below), and you will be notified.
