Notification Task Properties
The Notification Task Properties window contains the settings for a job step that executes aNotification Task.
Property Pages
Property pages common to all Tasks
General
Name for this step (optional)
Optionally, specify a descriptive name for the step.
Enable this step
Uncheck this box to disable the step. If the step is not enabled, it will be skipped at execution.
Description/Notes
Enter any extended descriptive information or notes for this step.
Conditions
The Conditions page defines conditions that must be satisfied before the step is run.
Condition Criteria
The Condition Criteria determine how the conditions should be evaluated:
- Execute only if all conditions are met. The step is only executed if all of the listed conditions are met.
- Execute if any condition is met. The step is executed if any of the listed conditions is met.
If Conditions are not satisfied
The satisfaction options determine what adTempus should do if the conditions are not satisfied:
- Fail the step. The step is not executed; the status is set to Failed.
- Execute anyway. The step is executed anyway.
- Skip the step (do not report as a failure). The step is not run, but it is not treated as a failure. The status of the step is reported as "Skipped (conditions not met)."
Conditions List
The Conditions list lists the conditions that have been defined for the step. You can add, edit, or delete conditions. See the Conditions topic for information on the available condition types.
Variables
The Variables page allows you to define Job Variables for this step. You can add new Variables, or override the values of Variables inherited from the Job. Any Variables you define or override here affect only this step of the Job.
To set Variables that apply to the entire job, use the Variables page in the Job properties.
Responses
The Responses page defines the actions that adTempus should take in response to events that are fired during execution of the step. You can add, edit, delete, or reorder responses.
All job steps support the events listed below. Some tasks may define additional events .
| Event | Description |
| Step Started | Occurs at the beginning of the step. |
| Step Ended | Occurs at the end of the step, regardless of the step result. |
| Step Failed | Occurs if the step fails for any reason. |
| Step Restarted | Occurs if the step is restarted due to a Response. |
| Restart Limit Exceeded | Occurs if the restart limit is exceeded. |
| Step skipped | Occurs when the step is skipped, either because conditions were not met (if the Skip... option is selected on the Conditions page) or due to a skip option specific to the task. |
| One or more conditions failed | Occurs if one or more Conditions for the step is not satisfied. |
 Conditions not met within the specified time |
Occurs if the job or a step within the job has been waiting for conditions for longer than the specified time. |
Notification Message
Subject of message
Provide a subject for the message that will be sent.
The subject may contain Job Variables, which will be expanded when the message is sent. For more information, see Specifying Notification Subjects, Messages, and Severities at Run-Time.
Message to send
Specify the message to be sent.
The message may contain Job Variables, which will be expanded when the message is sent. For more information, see Specifying Notification Subjects, Messages, and Severities at Run-Time.
Notification Severity
Specify the severity (importance) of this message. Notification Recipients, Addresses, and Groups can all be configured to receive only messages that meet specified severity criteria.
E-Mail Sender
Optionally specify the display name or e-mail address to be used as the sender of e-mail notification messages. If you leave a box empty, adTempus will use the value specified in the SMTP server properties.
You can also override the default values by setting the NotificationFromName and/or NotificationFromAddressJob Variables for a job, group, queue, step, etc. You can do this either through the properties window for the job, group, etc., or by running a script within the job.
Recipients
Recipients Defined in adTempus
Add, edit, or remove the notification recipients who will receive the notification message.
Additional Recipients
You may define additional recipients who will receive notification by e-mail, without first defining them as Notification Recipients.
Attachments
The Attachments page allows you to specify files that will be attached to the notification message. In the Files list you can add, edit, or remove File Specifications that define the files to be attached.
Save these files in the job history
If this option is checked, the files you specify will also be captured and saved as part of the job's history. If the option is not checked, the files are sent, but are not saved with the job history.
Include captured console output
If this option is checked, any captured console output files from previous steps will be attached to the message.
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