There are two basic methods of starting a task in Sage 100 ERP Advanced or Premium: Through the application server or through the *WindeX/spawn command (aka “Spawn Tasks”).

The following is a summary of capabilities; they both have benefits and disadvantages:

Application Server (where option: "Spawn Tasks from Application Server" is Disabled)'

• Default method of opening tasks
• Separate Socket for each task
• Robust, has reconnect logic

Spawn Tasks (where option: "Spawn Tasks from Application Server is Enabled")

• Must be selected in User Maintenance
• All tasks run through same Single Socket
• No-Reconnect Logic, A dropped connection kills the task
• More network and system resource Intensive