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 Group - Execution

Object: Group
Object class:
Executable objectAutomation Engine controlled activities and processes are structured in the form of objects. See also: Task
type (short name):
JOBG

Object-Type-Specific Features

You can activate a groupAn Automation Engine object type that integrates tasks so that they can be processed together. manually or as an object in a workflow or in a schedule. Groups can be put in certain positions in a workflowAn object of the Automation Engine that can include several executable objects and which runs them in a specified order. [Formerly called "ProcessFlow" and "JobPlan."]. When the workflow reaches the position that a group has been placed in the group is automatically activated.

The jobs that are in a "noted" condition in the activitiesDeployment-related activities at this time are processed . This also applies to jobs which are set after the activation of a workflow (even up to the time of processing the groups). Only after the last jobAn Automation Engine object type for a process that runs on a target system. of the group is completed is the group itself completed. A group ends abnormally when a job in the group ends abnormally.

Activation of an Application Order 

Stop Execution

An already-activated group can be halted and restarted at any time. If a group is halted there are no more noted jobs for the group. The stop condition is not valid for already active jobs. They are processed as normal. There is a STOP functionPre-defined run book template in the Automation Engine. One single step only, e.g. Start Windows Service, Copy file,… which includes all sub-jobs. Here, all jobs of the EVNT and JOBP type are also halted.

Handling

Click the right mouse button on the taskAn executable object that is running. Tasks are also referred to as activities. in the Activity Window

Select the command Stop or GO in the context menu.

Selection of the group in the Activity Window Select the command Stop, or GO in the menu File.

Cancel

There are two different ways of canceling a group. The corresponding commands are available in the Activity Window's context menu or in the File menu.

 


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