Invoke Matching Channel Action activity library


The Invoke Matching Channel Action activity library enables you to manually enter a pattern, according to which you can perform deployments to any channels matching that pattern.

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 command output.

Success Output Text

If success depends on matching text in command output to 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.

Channel Name Selection Pattern

Entry field for a pattern, according to which you can deploy to any channels matching that pattern.

Note

Entries should be in the format: %PatternName%. Pattern names should match the names of the channels.

Action Name

Name of the action to process.

Action Arguments

Argument list to pass to the action for execution.

Using the Matching Channel Action activity library

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

  1. Create several new channels. Some of them should be of the one channel template type, while at least one channel 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 Matching Channel Action activity library selected.
  5. Specify the pattern, according to which you can deploy to any channels matching that pattern.
  6. Add a 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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