Running a Process

Automator provides several methods by which you can run a process.

Process can be run:

• Manually: You can run a process manually by clicking the Run Now icon in the corresponding row. Automator will then generate and execute a job (or jobs) for the process.

• Via a process schedule: When you configure a process schedule, you specify a day and time for the process to run.

Note: You can specify multiple schedules for a process if desired.

• Via an input file specification: An input file specification instructs Automator to monitor a particular location for a certain input file (or for any file of a specified file type), and to trigger the running of the associated process when the input file arrives there.

Note: If a corresponding job for a process fails to run, refer to When a Job Fails to Run. You should also view the job's log file, as they may indicate why the job failed.