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# Managing the Background Import/Export Queue

Use the Background Import/Export Queue to manage import, export, proxy generation, and publish jobs. You can also simultaneously generate proxies, and import, export, and publish any number of jobs.

To manage the Background Import/Export Queue:

1. Do one of the following:
   - In the Import or Export menu, swipe right and click Background Tasks.
   - In the Clip library menu, click Background Tasks.
   - From any menu, press Ctrl+0.

   The Background Tasks menu appears, displaying the Background Import/Export Queue at the bottom.

   NoteTo change the display order of the items in the Background Import/Export Queue, click the label of the column that you want to sort by.
2. Select a job in the queue to display the Job Information.

   The progress of the job is indicated in the queue.

   Status: | Indicates:
   --- | ---
   Pending | Job has been added to the queue but not executed.
   Queued | Job has been initialised.
   Running | Job is being performed.
   Done | Job has been executed.

3. To remove jobs from the Background Import/Export Queue, do one of the following.

   Click: | To remove:
   --- | ---
   Delete Selected | The currently highlighted job from the Import/Export Queue.
   Delete Done | Completed jobs from the Import/Export Queue.

4. To abort jobs in the middle of processing, do one of the following.

   Click: | To abort:
   --- | ---
   Abort Selected | The currently highlighted background job. The next selected job in the queue is executed.
   Abort Current | All jobs currently being executed.

   NoteAny frames already processed are retained. For example, if the Status column reads 20 of 44 when you click Abort, you will have 20 of the 44 frames of the clip.
5. To begin processing jobs, select one or several jobs in the Background Import/Export Queue and click Execute Selected. To select several jobs, Ctrl-click or click-drag in the queue.
   NoteYou can also click Execute Selected in the Import Image or Export Image menu.
6. Click EXIT Background Tasks (or press Ctrl+0 again) to exit the Background Tasks menu.

To import and export files simultaneously in the background:

1. Add jobs using the Import Image and Export Image menus.
2. Select the jobs you want to process.
3. Click Execute Selected.

   All selected jobs in the Background Import/Export Queue are executed.

NoteFiles imported from a Gateway library are always imported as background process, which you can monitor using the Background Tasks menu, in the Backburner Queue section.