Creating new processes

Click New to display the Process – New window.

Table 5-1 describes the fields for the Process – New window.

Table 5-1: Field descriptions for the Process – New window

Field name

Description

Process Name

Unique name of the process to be created.

Save to Folder

Folder where the process scripting files are to be stored. The default folder is C:\ECEDIGS.

Target Platform

Choose the target platform:

  • NT EC Gateway – provides access to all process commands.

  • NT EC Gateway Remote – provides access to a subset of process commands.

  • UNIX EC Gateway Remote – provides access to a subset of process commands.

Description

Description of the process. This entry is optional.

Enter information in the Process – New window and click Next to continue defining the process in the NT Gateway Process – process_name window.

NoteThe Process Definition window uses the Process Name defined in the Process – New window.

You can add commands to the named process in the NT Gateway Process window.

StepsAdding commands to a process

  1. Right-click in the NT Gateway Process window to display a pop-up window.

  2. Click New to display the process_name – New window.

  3. Select a command from the list of available commands in the drop-down menu. The window expands so that you can add additional information relevant to the selected command.

  4. Enter a string that branching logic can use to go to the selected command in the Options: Label field. This is an optional field.

  5. Click in the Options: Disable Command check box to disable the selected command for testing.

  6. Click OK to display the command in the Process Definition window.

  7. To add additional commands to the process, right click in the NT Gateway Process window and select Insert Before or Insert After. The Insert Before or Insert After window displays.

  8. Select another command and enter information in the window. Click Apply to add the command to the process and retain the Insert After or Insert Before window so you can add another command.