Manage post-processing scripts

This topic explains how Deployment Automation handles post-processing in component processes. You can create and use your own post-processing scripts.

In this topic:

• Guidelines for post-processing scripts
• Create a post-processing script
• Post-processing script examples

Guidelines for post-processing scripts

Component processes perform post-processing whenever a plugin step finishes running. Typically, post-processing scripts help ensure that expected results occurred.

When configuring a process step, you can use your custom script created in JavaScript.

When a process step finishes, the agent performing the step runs your script:

1. The agent loads the server log file and finds the exit code property of the target step using regular expressions from the script. For details, see View the output log.

2. Before processing the next step, the agent applies any actions defined in the script.

Recommendations for creating a post-processing script:

• Wrap the script in a CDATA element.

• Use the following JavaScript objects and functions (expand to view).

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  Function
  Object
  Error
  decodeURI
  decodeURIComponent
  encodeURI
  encodeURIComponent
  escape
  isNaN
  unescape
  NaN
  isFinite
  parseFloat
  parseInt
  Infinity
  undefined
  EvalError
  RangeError
  ReferenceError
  SyntaxError
  TypeError
  URIError
  Array
  String
  Boolean
  Number
  Date
  Math
  JSON
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For examples of scripts, see Post-processing script examples.

For details about component processes, see Create and design component processes.

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Create a post-processing script

To add a post-processing script, you need a Web UI role with the Settings permission. Administrators have this permission by default.

For details about Web UI roles, see Web UI roles and UI security.

To create a post-processing script:

1. In Deployment Automation, go to Administration > Automation.

2. Select the Post Processing Scripts tab.

3. Click Create.

4. Specify the post-processing script details:

   Field	Description
   Name	Enter the name of the script. The name must match the one you specified in the process step's properties.
   Script Body	Enter or paste your script. Tip: To view information about the properties and variables available for user-defined scripts, hover over the field name.

5. Click Save.

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Post-processing script examples

Use these examples of post-processing scripts to create your own scripts.

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See also:

• Component plugin steps
• Create plugins