Dialog Mode

Input masks which can be created using the :READ script statement are displayed if a script runs in dialog mode. The system assumes that a user who is logged on to the Automic Web Interface at this point in time can react to such a mask.

Whether a script runs in dialog mode depends on the Generate at runtime setting on the Attributes page.

A script does not run in dialog mode if Generate at runtime has been activated in its object.

When Does a Script Run it Dialog Mode?

• the option Generate at runtime has NOT been activated in the task (for exceptions see below)
• and the task is activated manually
• or the task runs in a group which is processed via a call and not via a queue.

When Does a Script NOT Run it Dialog Mode?

• the option Generate at runtime has been activated in the task.
• the option Generate at runtime has been activated in the workflow in which the task will run. If several workflows are nested, the settings of the top workflow apply.
• the task runs in a Schedule.
• the task is activated using a script function such as ACTIVATE_UC_OBJECT.
• a CallAPI starts the task.
• the task is activated via an object setting (e.g. in the Result tab of a workflow).
• the task runs in a group which serves as a queue.

Use the GET_ATT script function with the DCMODUS attribute to find out whether a script runs in dialog mode.