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Linked Processes

Each process in a lifecycle can have one or more processes linked to it. The following methods of process linking are available:

• Pre-linked processes execute before the start of the parent process. For example, processes pre-linked to a promote process execute before packages are promoted to the next state in the lifecycle.

  Note: The pre-linked method is unavailable for the command-line utility except for the promote and demote processes.

• Post-linked processes execute after the start of the parent process. For example, post-linked processes execute only after the packages are successfully promoted.

The order of display in the Pre-Linked or Post-Linked tabs determines the order of the linked process execution. Your CA Harvest SCM session is suspended during execution of linked processes. If multiple processes are linked to one parent process, the execution of each depends on the success of the previous one. If a linked process or the parent process fails, none of the remaining processes execute including the parent process.

Note: You must set up linked processes so that they do not require any input from the user upon execution. If the input is insufficient for execution, the process fails.