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Configure the Run Software Install Generic Job Operator

You must configure the Run Software Install Generic Job operator in CA Process Automation to add parameter definitions that Client Automation requires to run software jobs.

To configure generic software job operator

1. Open the process that you modified.
2. Click the Dataset tab in the bottom pane.
3. Add the following parameters under Process Inputs in the left pane:

   BatchMode

   Specifies whether you want to execute the jobs in batch node. If set to false, the jobs will execute in No Linkage mode.

   Data Type: Boolean

   Possible Values: true, false

   IsBatchModeSupplied

   Specifies true or false depending on whether the BatchMode parameter is supplied.

   Data Type: Boolean

   Possible Values: true, false

   IsPrioritySupplied

   Specifies true or false depending on whether the Priority parameter is supplied.

   Data Type: Boolean

   Possible Values: true, false

   Name

   Specifies the name of the software job container.

   Data Type: String

   Possible Values: Any valid string

   Priority

   Specifies the priority that can range from 1 (highest) to 10 (lowest), If no value is provided, the default value, 5, is used.

   Data Type: Integer

   Possible Values: 1 to 10

   UserMessage

   Specifies the custom administrator message.

   Data Type: String

   Possible Values: Any valid string

   SoftwareJobData

   Data Type: String

   Possible Values: XML string with software job data

   Note: Copy and paste the contents of the XML file you created with the software job data definitions.

   IsUserMessageSupplied

   Data Type: Boolean

   Possible Values: true, false

4. Add the following parameter under Process Outputs in the left pane:

   genericJobID

   Stores a generic Job ID that the automation process returns after executing the job.

   Data Type: String

   Possible Values: Generic software job ID

5. Right-click the Run Software Install Generic Job operator you added to the process and select Properties.

   The Properties dialog for Run Software Install Generic Job is displayed.

6. Specify the details of the parameters you created in the Dataset as shown in the following screenshot:

   

7. Click Execution Settings pane in the Properties dialog and click the Post-execution code link.
8. Enter the following in the Post-execution dialog:

   Process.genericJobID = Process[OpName].swJobID;
   

   The Run Software Install Generic Job operator is configured with the parameters required for running generic software jobs.