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Verify whether you must add items to the operating systems and descriptive tag lists. See Add
Operating Systems to the Library and Add Tags to the Library.
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If a script in a task requires access to URLs from outside the corporate firewall, configure the
applicable services and application components to use a proxy. See Configure Application Services
to Use a Proxy for External URLs.
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Familiarize yourself with the basic concepts of defining and configuring component properties and
actions. See Chapter 12 Developing Application Services Components.
Procedure
1 On the Application Services title bar, click the drop-down menu and select Library > Tasks.
2 Click New.
3 Set the name of the custom task, add a description, and click Save.
As a best practice, use a name that corresponds to the task the script performs.
4 Click Create Task Version to create a custom task version.
You can create multiple versions for a custom task.
A page appears for creating a custom task version.
5 Complete the custom task version information.
Option Description
Name Task version name stays the same.
Description Add detailed information about the custom task. For example, describe what the
script does when added to a node in the execution plan.
Version You can specify major, minor, or micro releases, with or without qualifiers. For
example, you might use unique version numbers such as 1.0 or 1.5.
Supported OSes If the scripts used in this task can run only on particular operating systems, select
those operating systems here. In the execution plan, Application Services
prevents the custom task from appearing in the Catalog Task Name list unless it
contains one of these operating systems. You must add at least one operating
system in the text box.
To create an operating system name that is not in the list, click Cancel, and select
Library > Operating Systems.
6 In the Properties section, define the variables used for a custom task.
Option Description
Property Name Click the first row of the Property Name column to define a variable. For example,
you might create a custom task to configure a repository or create a custom email
task to send a notification email when the deployment task for a service or
application component successfully finishes.
Description Include details about the custom task.
Type To change the type, select a type from the drop-down menu. The available
property types are String, Content, and Array. You cannot add types to the menu.
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