Adding a Distribution Action

The specified action will be applied to any input files that are used in a process, as well as to any export files and portable reports that are produced by a process, in the folders specified.

To add an action for a distribution

To add an action for a distribution

1. On the Distribution Properties page click the Add icon . The Action page will display.

2. Select one of the following actions for distribution:

   • Translate: This distribution provides a way to translate folder names to Internet addresses. This is necessary for RSS distributions and web service actions. The Translate distribution is only available as a global distribution defined in Automator, it cannot be defined in a project.

   • Move: This allows files to be moved to another location, either to the file system using drive letter or UNC naming, or to FTP/SFTP and HTTP locations.

   • RSS: RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a widely used format for publishing information. This is a way of allowing users to "pull" information as opposed to the "push" model of email. The RSS file must reside on a web server and be accessible to users who can read the RSS feed using one of the many free and commercial RSS news readers available on the market, for example, RSSBandit.

   • Log: This allows the creation of an event written to the WindowsApplication Event Log. This can be useful when using system management systems such as BMC Patrol, Tivoli, or Openview to tie in Automator operations with your overall systems management strategy. This is especially useful when combining Alerts with a log distribution.

   • Copy: This distribution allows files to be copied to another location, either to the file system using drive letter or UNC naming, or to FTP/SFTP and HTTP locations.

   • Email: To create an email distribution, you need to specify the folder (location) which will be used to detect the input and/or export files for distribution. Once specified, you can then select the sender's mail address and the "To" and "CC" addresses for the email.

   • Delete: This deletes all files specified by the distribution.