3.4.4 Setting properties according to the processing to be executed

You can set the properties of steps and services to specify the address for the recipient of email notification and pass values from one step to another step.

This topic explains, as an example, how to set properties of the plug-ins for remote command execution and email notification, so as to:

Make sure that the result of the remotely executed tasklist command is passed to the body of the email notification plug-in.
Make sure that the email address for the recipient of email notification is always the same.
Set the default name of the command to be executed and the default name of the host on which the command is to be executed. Note that the the command name and the host name can be changed when the service is executed.

Before you begin

Permissions and roles required for this operation:
- A user who has the Admin or Develop role
Display the Service Builder Edit window so you can edit the service template.

Procedure

In the Flow area, select Execute remote command.
In the Properties tab in the Step Properties area, click the output property icon.
Select the Standard Output Property 1 line, and then click the pencil icon.
In the Specify Component Output Property Mapping Parameters dialog box, in Setting Method, select the None radio button.
Click the OK button.
In the Flow area, select Email Notification Plug-in.
In the Properties tab in the Step Properties area, click the input property icon.
For the Value column on the To Addresses line, enter the email address of the destination.
In the Step Properties area, select the Body line, and then click the pencil icon.

The Specify Component Input Property Mapping Parameters dialog box appears.
In Step Tree, select Execute remote command > Standard Output Property 1, and then click the OK button.

As the value of Body, a character string that indicates Standard Output Property 1 is displayed.
In the upper part of the Service Builder Edit window, click the Properties tab.

Select properties and set values for Default Value.

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In this example, set the properties shown below. The values that you set in this window are displayed as the default values when the service is executed.

Table 3‒2: Example of service property settings
Service property	Value to be set
Host name of execution target server	Name or IP address of the host on which the command is to be executed
Command to be executed	tasklist

Result

Properties have been set to the plug-ins for remote command execution and email notification.

Caution: If the tasklist command generates more than 1,024 characters, the excessive characters are not included in the email.

Next steps

Now you have set properties. Next, you build the service template.

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