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Object Types

All objects belong to a particular object type, each one has its own particular short form which is used in many places.

Object type	Short form	Description
Agent	HOST	Enables the execution of jobs, file transfers, console and file system events, thereby facilitating the execution of various operation steps in a target system
AgentGroup	HOSTG	Combines agents and can be used to process tasks on one particular or several hosts
Agent/Client Assignment	HSTA	Assigns agent rights to individual or all clients
Calendar	CALE	Defines calendar days which can considered as starting conditions for the execution of tasks
Client	CLNT	Defines a fully self-contained environment for the execution of tasks within an AE system
Cockpit	CPIT	Visualizes various values and conditions within AE or from those systems being monitored or controlled
CodeTable	CODE	Defines the conversion of character sets between two systems
Connection	CONN	Contains connection parameters to an external target system.
Dashboard	DASH	This represents a dashboard which is used in the product Enterprise Control Center.
Documentation	DOCU	Administers documentation not referring to a single object
Event	EVNT	Determines conditions and reaction to occurring conditions
FileTransfer	JOBF	Exchanges files of any kind between systems and system platforms
Filter	FILTER	Contains filter definitions for the contents of reports and external files
Folder	FOLD	Folders are objects.
Group	JOBG	Executes sporadic tasks
Include	JOBI	Contains commonly-used processing instructions from AE Script for shared usage via objects
Job	JOBS	Determines the process steps to be executed in a target system Subordinate tasks of SAP jobs are special forms. They are also displayed in AE and called JOBD.
Login	LOGIN	Stores registration data for hosts
Notification	CALL	Notifies an operator of an interruption in a task, the completion of which represents a necessary precondition for the execution of further tasks
Period	PERIOD	Used to further determine the "Execute Recurring" option available for executable objects.
PromptSet	PRPT	Input mask which can be assigned to executable objects and which reads user values during the activation process
Queue	QUEUE	Defines the maximum number of parallel running tasks and the corresponding priority.
RemoteTaskManager	JOBQ	Monitors and controls external jobs that were not started by AE
Schedule	JSCH	Starts executable objects at regular intervals
Script	SCRI	Contains processing instructions that are not executed on a target system and implemented exclusively with script elements.
Server	SERV	Represents a server process
Storage	STORE	Central file storage (binary data).
StyleSheet	XSL	Formats XML reports
Sync	SYNC	Synchronizes executable objects on the basis of defined conditions and actions
TimeZone	TZ	Records values for the calculation of local time
User	USER	Records a user's AE logon settings, its user groups assignments, folder assignments, access rights and privileges
User Group	USRG	Combines users in order to assign them identical authorizations
Variable	VARA	Stores values statically or retrieves them from a data source dynamically.
Workflow	JOBP	Compiles single tasks for combined execution by means of defined conditions and dependencies