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l Store the program output in variable: Use the drop-down to select which variable
or job info to will be used to store the program output.
l Exit Code group
l Store the exit code in job info:Use the drop-down to select which variable or job
info will be used to store the program's exit code. The exit code is a numerical value
generated by the program which will indicate whether its execution was a success
or if errors were encountered.
l Verify return value: Check to enable the group and react whenever specific exit
codes are returned by the software.
l If exit code is:Use the drop-down to select how to compare to the exit code. This
numerical comparison is either equal, greater than or lower than.
l Value:The numerical exit code that will be verified.
l Return:Use the drop-down to select whether this exit code should define a success
or a failure of the external program. If "Failure"is chosen, exit codes that match the
condition set will cause the On Error tab to be triggered and any other exit code will
be considered a success. Inversily, if Success is chosen, exit codes that match the
condition set will cause be considered a success and any other exit code will cause
the On Error tab to be triggered.
On Error Tab
The On Error tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found in the" Task Properties Dialog"
on page771.
By default, any action task, branch, splitter or condition that generates an error will simply be
ignored, and the task just under it (not within a branch)will be given control of the job file
without any modification. Any initial input task that generates an error will stop the process from
running as a whole, and output tasks will not generate output. The On Error tab can be used to
overwrite the default behaviors.
l Send to Process: Check this option to send the job file to an error management process.
l
Error Process drop-down:Enabled only when the Send to Process option is checked.
Lists any process of which the initial input task is the Input Error Bin task.
l Action:In the initial input tasks, this group is disabled and defaults to Stop Process. In
all other tasks where the On Error tab is present, the following options are available:
l Default:By default, the task is ignored as if it did not exist and the error is logged
before continuing the branch or process; the job file is passed on to the next task in
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