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
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.
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 |
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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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