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Generic Script

This activity formats a script in order to be used as string input in other activities. This is especially helpful for cases where a script has to be used as input in an activity, and formatting it in an edit box control would take a long time.

Activity Parameters

The Generic Script activity parameters can only be manually inserted:

Parameters:

  • Script (text box editor type) (type: string): the script that is to be formatted. In this case, a Linux script is used (ls -l command).
    For easier editing, the user can use the internal editor via the ellipsis button situated on the right hand side of the edit field, or an external editor of his/her choice (customizable in the Designer Settings) via the button to the left of the edit field ().
     

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

  • Output  (type: string): returns the Script as a string ready to be used in other activities.
 

 

The output result can be displayed by using a Log Track Data activity:

 

 

HTML Composer

This activity substitutes a visual HTML editor.

Activity Parameters

The HTML Composer activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

Parameters:

  • Content (text box editor type) (type: string): the content for the HTML. The editor can be accessed by clicking the  button:

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

  • Output  (type: string): returns the html source of the 'Content' parameter.
 

 

Execution: the activity will return the information from the Content field as an HTML Source (this output can be used as Input to Send/Compose E-mail activities, for example):

 

 

 

 

 

HTTP Request

This activity sends an Http request with either POST/GET methods and outputs the result.

Activity Parameters

The HTML Request activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

Parameters:

  • Domain (text box editor type) (type: string): the domain for authentication.

  • Password (password box editor type) (type: string): the password for the provided username.

  • Password Binding(text box editor type) (type: string): bind to a variable containing the encrypted password. (This parameter is used only when the user wants to send an encripted password from outside the task, for example Flowster Portal).

  • Username(text box editor type) (type: string): the username for authentication.

  • Attributes (text box editor type) (type: string): the parameters that will be sent with the request.

  • Dynamic Parameters(text box editor type) (type: string): the parameters you want to send with the request. The values entered override the ones inserted in the 'Attributes' parameter. Input example: 'variableName,variableValue|variableName2,variableValue2'.

  • Method(combo box control) (type: string): the method used to send the request.

  • Url(text box editor type) (type: string): the URL where to submit the request.

As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments or variables. Below is an example of predefined arguments, ready to be used by the HTML Request activity:

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

  • Output (type: string): outputs the server response.
 

 

 

 

Trigger Webservice

This activity triggers the webservice specified in the URL parameter with the given arguments.

Activity Parameters

The Trigger Webservice activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables. 

In addition, for this activity to execute properly, a task with "TaskName" and "TaskParameters" should already be published as webservice. 

Parameters:

  • Domain (text box editor type) (type: string): the domain for authentication.

  • Method Arguments (text box editor type) (type: string): the method arguments entered as a series of strings in the following format: 'arg1', 'arg2', ... Leave blank if no parameters are required.
  • Method Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the method you wish to call.
  • Password (password box editor type) (type: string): the password for the provided username.

  • Password Binding (text box editor type) (type: string): bind to a variable containing the encrypted password. (This parameter is used only when the user wants to send an encripted password from outside the task, for example Flowster Portal).

  • URL (text box editor type) (type: string): the URL of the webservice.

  • User (text box editor type) (type: string): the username for authentication.

As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments or variables. Below is an example of predefined arguments, ready to be used by the Trigger Webservice activity:

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

  • Output (type: XmlElement): outputs an XmlElement objects containing outputs from webservice.
  • Output String (type: string): outputs a string containing outputs in xml from webservice.
  • Output String Values (type: string): outputs a string containing outputs values from xml from webservice.
 



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