1.4.7 General procedure for dynamically or statically setting parameters during automated processing

By mapping service properties to the properties of a plug-in, you can execute processing that maps a value to an input property. You can also assign a fixed value to an input property, or define a service template in such a manner that the output of a plug-in is passed to an output property of a service template or a variable.

This process is not limited to existing input properties or output properties. Users can create new properties and map them to plug-in properties.

You might use this procedure when:

In processing that increases available memory, you want to be able to specify how much memory to allocate when executing a service (dynamically setting input properties), instead of using a fixed value.
In processing that increases available memory, you want the memory capacity to be fixed at 5 GB each time the service runs (statically setting input properties).
When a command is executed as part of a service, you want to extract an arbitrary character string from the standard output or standard error output of the command and display it in the Task Details dialog box (dynamically setting output properties).

Required knowledge

General procedure

Table 1‒9: General procedure for dynamically or statically setting parameters during automated processing
Task		Mandatory/optional	Refer to
1	Display the Editor window	Mandatory	2.1.1 Procedure for displaying the Editor window
2	Copy a release service template that you want to edit	Optional	2.4.1 Procedure for copying service templates
3	Select a step and change property mapping in the definition information	Mandatory	3.2.2 Procedure for changing step definition information
4	Validate an edited service template^#	Optional	5. Validating Service Templates
5	Release the completed service template and prepare to add the service	Mandatory	6.1.1 Procedure for releasing a service template
6	Import the service template to the active environment (if the development and active environments are separate)	Optional	6.3.1 Procedure for importing service templates into the active environment (when the active and development environments are separate)
7	Add, edit, and execute services in the active environment	Mandatory	The Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Operation Administration Guide Adding services Editing services Executing services

#: If the validation process finds an issue with the service template, repeat tasks 3 and 4 as needed.

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