automation

This object (of the type: Automation) encapsulates the properties of the PlanetPress Workflow process that triggered the current operation.

This object is only available in a Web context.

The automation object available in DataMapper scripts is not of the same type. It has different properties.

Properties

The following table lists the properties of the Automation object.

Property	Description
jobInfos	Returns an object containing JobInfo 1 to 9 values from PlanetPress Workflow (see Job Info variables in the Workflow Online Help).
Properties	Returns an object containing additional information (file name, process name and task ID) from PlanetPress Workflow.

Accessing automation properties

To access Job Info 1 to 9 (defined in Workflow; see Job Info variables in the Workflow Online Help):

automation.jobInfos.JobInfo1;

To access ProcessName, OriginalFilename or TaskIndex (defined in Workflow):

automation.properties.OriginalFilename;

Example

Assume that a Workflow process can be triggered when an XML file appears in a certain folder. The XML file contains data that you want to show on a web page.

Add a Set Job Infos and Variables Task to the Workflow process (see Set Job Infos and Variables in the Workflow Online Help) . Define a Job Info variable (see Job Info variables), say, %9, and fill it with data from the XML, for example:

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xmlget('/request[1]/values[1]/first[1]',Value,KeepCase,NoTrim)

In Connect Designer, in a Web section, you can use the automation object to retrieve the value in a script, like this:

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var my_var = automation.jobInfos.JobInfo9;