Scripts

About scripts

MOVEit Automation provides administrators with scripting capabilities to add custom functionality to tasks. By using scripts, MOVEit Automation can be tailored to meet specific workflows that might be difficult to achieve using standard configuration options.

MOVEit Automation provides two types of scripts: built-in and custom.

Built-in scripts are a set of ready-to-use actions for various typical requirements. These scripts are ready to use from the product interface after installation, and can be used for purposes such as PGP encryption/decryption, zipping/unzipping, find-and-replace operations, and command-line applications. You cannot view or change the source code of built-in scripts.

Administrators can use custom scripts to create highly-customized actions that allow MOVEit Automation to deal with almost any workflow. Custom scripts can be written in either VBScript or PowerShell, and open MOVEit Automation to the functionality that the languages provide. By integrating the power of these languages with the internal pipeline of MOVEit Automation, almost any use case can be achieved.

The availability of some scripting functionality is based on your license entitlement. For example, the built-in PGP scripts are a licensible item, as are Custom Scripts.

To use a script, you add a process to a traditional or advanced task, select a script for the process to run, set parameter values as required, and select options for how to run the script. For more information, see Add a Task Process.

The Scripts page lists all available scripts. You can filter the list.

On the Scripts page you can:

• View built-in scripts

  MOVEit Automation contains built-in scripts that you use as-is. You can view the description and parameters of built-in scripts, but you cannot view or edit the source code. You set the parameters for the script after you associate it with a process.

  For more information, see

  • Built-in Scripts
• Add and manage custom scripts

  Custom scripts are written in PowerShell or VBScript. You can write scripts, import saved scripts, or import scripts from the directory of sample scripts provided.

  Sample scripts are installed with the MOVEit Automation Admin Console. If you are using MOVEit Automation Web Admin, sample scripts are available from the MOVEit Community Library. Sign in to the Progress Community, click the Library tab, followed by the MOVEIT tab.

  For more information, see

  • Add, Edit, or Import Custom Scripts
  • Sample Script Examples