Invoke Channel Template Action activity library

The Invoke Channel Template Action activity library executes the action on the identified channel template. When you select a channel template, the BMC VaraLogix Q Deployment Automation engine then automatically selects the proper channel depending on the environment to which the current deployment is performed.

Parameter

Description

Use Exit Status or Command Output

Specifies whether the success or failure of the task depends on the exit status of the command (Default) or on the presence of certain text in the command output.

Success Output Text

If success depends on matching text in command output to the provided text, this parameter specifies the text to be matched. 
If success depends on exit status of the command, leave this parameter blank.

Failure Output Text

If failure depends on matching text in command output to provided text, this parameter specifies the text to be matched. 
If failure depends on exit status of the command, leave this parameter blank.

Note

Failure Output Text match has higher priority then the Success Output Text.

Select Execution Channel Template

Channel template to use to process the action.

Action Name

Name of the action to process.

Action Arguments

Argument list to pass to the action for execution.

Using the Invoke Channel Template Action activity library

To use the Invoke Channel Template Action activity library, follow the next steps:

  1. Create several new channels. Some of them should be of the one channel template type, while one channel template should of the different channel template type (for example,
    called Distributor)
  2. Create an environment using the previously created channels.
  3. Create a route around this environment.
  4. Create a process on the Distributor channel template with at least one deployment activity with the Invoke Channel Template Action activity library selected.
  5. Select the execution channel template within the deployment activity on the Configure tab.

 

Related topics

Creating-and-managing-channels

Creating-an-environment

Creating-and-managing-routes

Creating-and-managing-processes-and-content-process-sets

 

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