The AE system logs everything that happens in the form of messages, reports and statistical records. Comments can also be stored in tasks. In doing so, you can comment on modifications at runtimeThe duration of a task's execution. It refers to the period between a task's start and end. It does not include its activation period (see also: activation and start). or peculiarities that occurred while the taskAn executable object that is running. Tasks are also referred to as activities. was executed. Reactions to notifications can also be stored.
Comments refer to an individual objectAutomation Engine controlled activities and processes are structured in the form of objects. See also: Task execution and are part of the statistical record.
Comments can be added and read in the following windows:
Call the comment window using the Comments... command in the popup window.
The upper window section shows the entries that have been made so far. They are listed in chronological order with the latest one being on top. Each comment includes date, time and user nameName of the Automation Engine user.. They are automatically stored and provide a well-structured history. Comments cannot be changed later on.
A comment including line breaks can comprise of up to 1024 characters. Longer texts are automatically truncated. The number of commenting entries is not limited.
Tasks including comments show a small red edge which is displayed together with the RunIDShort for "run number". It is a number that provides unique information about a task's execution. The RunID can include 7 to 10 digits. It is assigned by the Automation Engine component .. The following illustration lists tasks in the Activity Window:
If workflows, schedules and notifications include comments, then a red edge is shown in the upper left edge of a monitor.
Comments added to restarts are stored in the object's original execution. Thus, restarted tasks do not have red edges. Calling the comment window opens the original execution's history.
Comments refer to an execution. Hence, comments in Schedule tasks are no longer displayed in monitors after a period turnaround. The statisticsThis is a list of a task's previous runs., however, provide access to comments at any time.
The search for statistical records can be limited to tasks which include comments.
These task comments can be read in system clientA closed environment within an Automation Engine system where you can create and run objects. A client name consists of a 4-digit number that must be indicated when a user logs on to the Automation Engine system. Users and their rights are also defined in clients. A particular Automation Engine object type. 0000. Text cannot be added.
Note that the userIn the Automation Engine, a user is an instance of a User object, and generally the user is a specific person who works with Automic products. The User object is assigned a user ID and then a set of access rights to various parts of the Automation Engine system and product suite. These access rights come in the form of Automation Engine authorizations and privileges, Decision user roles and EventBase rights and ARA web application object rights. You can manage all these centrally in the ECC user management functions. See also, Unified user management. right S (access to statistics) is required for viewing task comments. To write a comment, you require the rights S and M (modification at runtime).
The archiving process for statistical records includes comments. The administrator can view these texts using the AE Archive Browser.
AE provides scriptA particular Automation Engine object type. elements which can be used to handle comments in an automated form:
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Adds a comment to a task. |
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Prepares the processing of a data sequenceAn internal listing of Console outputs or lines of Variable objects, etc. The lines of a data sequence can be accessed by using a PROCESS loop or the script element GET_PROCESS_LINE. The script elements PREP_PROCESS* generate data sequences. (comments of a task). |
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