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Using the ACDSee Activity Manager

The ACDSee Activity Manager allows you to monitor and manage background processes such as Importing assets, running AI Keywords and Face Detection, and generating RAW Image Previews.

Opening the Activity Manager

To open the Activity Manager do one of the following in Manage mode:

Click Panes | Activity Manager.
Click the Activity Manager icon in the Status bar.

Queued Activities

View your imports from the Queued Activities section of the Activity Manager.

When an Activity starts, it will begin right away. The bar represents the Activity progress, while the number represents the number of images left to scan.

Activities that are currently running can be paused by clicking the Pause button.

Activities that are currently paused can be restarted by clicking the Play button.

Activities that are either running or paused, can be canceled at any time by clicking the Cross button.

Pausing an Activity will cause the next Queued Activity will start right away unless the entire engine is disabled.

When clicking the Play button for a Queued Activity, any currently running Activity will be paused, and the Activity clicked on will immediately jump to the top of the list and begin.

Once finished, your Activities move to the History section where you can view a list of files completed by each Activity. For more information see History.

To see a list of options available in Queued Activities, click on the gear button to the right side of Queued Activities. See Queued Activities Options.

The currently running Activity will always be at the top of the list in Queued Activities. As these Activities are completed and move to the History, the next Queued Activity will move to the top of the list and begin. Paused Activities can be dragged and dropped within Queued Activities to rearrange the order that they're processed in.

Paused Activities can not be dragged above any currently running Activity.

Idle Activities

When assets are being scanned for AI Keywords, AI Face Detection, or while RAW Image Previews are being generated, their progress can be viewed within the Idle Activities section of the Activity Manager. Here, you can see the current status, how many assets are left to be completed, and quickly disable each tool with the switch on the right side.

RAW Image Previews are created automatically after developing RAW images for fast viewing. RAW Image Previews cannot be disabled.

Idle Activity States:

Idle Activities can be in one of four different states:

Waiting:	When in the Waiting state, the number of assets remaining will increase as files are added to the queue. This occurs while browsing, cataloging, or importing files.
Scanning:	When in the Scanning state, the tool is actively detecting AI Keywords or Faces, and the remaining number will decrease as files are completed.
Disabled:	When in the Disabled state, the tool has been manually deactivated and will not run until turned back on.
Completed:	When in the Completed state, the tool has finished its queued files.

To see a list of options available in Idle Activities, click on the gear button to the right side of Idle Activities in the Activity Manager. See Idle Activities Options.

History

When a Queued Activity has been completed, it will appear in the History section of the Activity Manager. A comprehensive list of assets that have been completed by each Activity is viewable by clicking the History List button.

Items in History can be cleared either individually, or all at once.

To clear one item at a time:

Click on the Cross to the right side of the item in History.

To clear the entire history at once:

Click on the Clear Activity History button on the right side in History.

Activity Manager Options:

Click on the gear icon to the right of Queued and Idle Activities to display the list of available options:

Queued Activities Options:

Pause/Resume all queued activities	Pauses or resumes all activities within Queued Activities.
Clear all queued activities	Clears Queued Activities of all active or paused activities.

Idle Activities Options:

Disable/Enable AI Keywords and Face Detection	Click to disable or enable the AI Keywords and Face Detection tools. AI Keywords and AI Face Detection can also be manually disabled or enabled by clicking the switches from on to off or vice versa.
Clear AI Keywords Queue	Removes all items from the AI Keywords queue.
Clear AI Face Detection Queue	Removes all items from the AI Face Detection queue.
Clear AI Keywords and Face Detection Queues	Removes all items from the AI Keywords and Face Detection queues.