1. Activation

This is the first execution stage. It is now that the RunID is assigned to the task. The task is from now on displayed on the Tasks table in the Process Monitoring perspective.

The illustration below depicts what happens to a task during activation:

Type of activation

Description

Workflow

Executes objects in a defined order.

For details see Workflow Definition — Overview

Schedule

Starts objects in predefined intervals.

For details see Schedule Objects (JSCH)

Recurring tasks

Also run in intervals.

For details see Executing Objects Recursively

Group

Executes objects collectively.

For details see Group Object (JOBG)

Script element

ACTIVATE_UC_OBJECT or RESTART_UC_OBJECT activates objects.

For details see Script Elements - Ordered by Function

Object settings

Start objects in reaction to defined conditions ( Preconditions, Postconditions, Conditions properties tab in a workflow task).

Manually

The Automic Web Interface provides several ways of executing objects manually:

  • Expand the Execute button on the toolbar to display the execution options and select one:

  • Right-click an object or task and select one of the execution options:

See also:

Executing Objects Overview

2. Generation

3. Processing

4. Completion