Operations

Editing job parameters

A process could take input arguments for execution. These input arguments need to be supplied by the user or the triggers that initiated a job. Here is how you can fill these arguments for our Buddy to execute the corresponding Process.

• Right-click on the Process from the Data Panel.
• Click on Edit Parameters option from context menu.
• The parameters dialog will pop up and list all the input arguments corresponding to the selected Process.
• Click the Action column to edit the corresponding parameter value.

note

• By default, all parameters will adopt the values established within the Process. The values can be modified by selecting the Action button.
• Should the parameters encompass a DateTime argument, the format is configured to align with the Control Room Regional Settings in the Enterprise Editionand adheres to the ISO format in the Professional Edition.

Executing a job

• select Processes entity
• select the Process to be executed from the Data Panel
• Click on Run from Action Panel
• A job will be created and pushed into the Jobs queue. Assistant Buddy will pick up the job from the queue and execute it by spanning a new Bot Worker Process

tip

If you want to execute a job by supplying input parameter values, follow the steps provided as part of Edit & Run

Executing a job by editing job parameters

• Select the Process to be executed from the Data Panel.
• Click on ▼ beside Run from Action Panel.
• Click on Edit Parameters & Run in the pop-up.
• The parameters dialog will pop up and list all the input arguments corresponding to the selected Process.
• Click the Action column to edit the corresponding parameter value.
• Click on Save & Continue to save the changes for future executions. Click Continue to execute the job with the new parameter values supplied.
• A job will be created and pushed into the Jobs queue. Assistant Buddy will pick up the job from the queue and execute it by spanning a new Bot Worker Process

Viewing job logs

• select Jobs entity
• Double-click on the job to view its corresponding log

Creating File System Trigger

• select Triggers entity
• click on New button from the Action Panel
• select File System Trigger in the New Trigger dialog and click on Create

• configure Trigger

Field	Description
Process to Invoke	Select the Process to be associated with this Trigger
Folder to Monitor	Select the file system folder to monitor for this Trigger
Include Subfolders	Check this if you want to monitor the events inside sub-folders of the monitored folder selected in the previous field
Description	Provide a brief description of this Trigger for your future reference
Events to Monitor	Check the events to monitor. You have the following options: Created: Check this if you want to activate the Trigger whenever you create a file or copy or move inside the monitored folder Modified: Check this if you want to activate the Trigger whenever a file inside monitored folder gets modified Deleted: Check this if you want to activate the Trigger whenever a file gets deleted inside monitored folder Renamed: Check this if you want to activate the Trigger whenever a file gets renamed inside monitored folder
Filter	You can specify the wildcard filter based on certain file types only if you want to trigger it. For example, specifying *.pdf here would trigger only when a PDF file is either Created/Modified/Deleted/Renamed under monitored folder(s).
Edit Parameters	Specify the input parameters to submit for the selected Process by clicking the Edit Parameters button.

Creating a Database Trigger

Note: Database triggers are currently supported only for SQL Server

• select Triggers entity
• click on New button from the Action Panel
• select Database Trigger in the New Trigger dialog and click on Create

Field	Description
Process to Invoke	Select the Process to be associated with this Trigger
Description	Provide a brief description of this Trigger for your future reference
Server Name	The triggering SQL Server name
Authentication	Select the authentication type to be used to connect the SQL Server
Username	Type in the username to be used to login into SQL Server
Password	Type in the Password to login into SQL Server
Database Name	Specify the name of the database to monitor the events
Table	Specify the name of the table to watch the events
Columns	Specify the columns to monitor the events
Filters	Optionally, you can only provide a filter to initiate a trigger on restricted data. You can specify the filter condition in SQL format.
Events to Monitor	Check the events that need monitoring. You have the following options: Insert: Check this if you want to activate the Trigger whenever a record is inserted into the specified table and matches the specified filter condition Update: Check this if you want to activate the Trigger whenever a record matching the specified filter condition is modified Delete: Check this if you want to activate the Trigger whenever a record matching the specified filter condition is deleted
Edit Parameters	Specify the input parameters to submit for the selected Process by clicking the Edit Parameters button.

Creating a Process Trigger

• select Triggers entity
• click on New button from the Action Panel
• select Process Trigger in the New Trigger dialog and click on Create

Field	Description
Process to Invoke	Select the Process to be associated with this Trigger
Description	Provide a brief description of this Trigger for your future reference
Process To Monitor	The Process to be monitored for a specified event(s)
Scope	The Scope of the Process to monitor.
Events to Monitor	Check the events that need monitoring. You have the following options: Started: Check this if you want to activate the Trigger whenever a process is started Ended: Check this if you want to activate the Trigger whenever a process is ended
Edit Parameters	Specify the input parameters to submit for the selected Process by clicking the Edit Parameters button.

Creating a Hot Key Trigger

• select Triggers entity
• click on New button from the Action Panel
• select Hot Key Trigger in the New Trigger dialog and click on Create

Field	Description
Process to Invoke	Select the Process to be associated with this Trigger
Description	Provide a brief description of this Trigger for your future reference
Key	The Key to monitor
KeyModifers	Adds a selected key modifier for monitoring. The following options are available: Alt, Ctrl, Shift, Win
Edit Parameters	Specify the input parameters to submit for the selected Process by clicking the Edit Parameters button.

Editing Job Parameters in Triggers

Specific trigger event uses input arguments to initiate a process. Map these arguments as part of the trigger definition by clicking on Edit Parameters.

For more information about pre-defined trigger arguments, refer to: Binding File System Parameters

Modifying Trigger

• select the Trigger to be modified from the triggers list
• Click on the Edit button
• modify the Trigger and then click on Update

Deleting a Trigger

• select the Trigger to be deleted from the triggers list
• Click on Delete button