Process

Processes allow administrators to configure specific file manipulation or processing behavior into MOVEit Automation tasks. A single process runs a single built-in script or custom (VBScript) script. Processes are also frequently used to run command-line applications or scripts.

Behind the scenes, MOVEit Automation runs built-in scripts and custom scripts in a very similar manner, but way the two types of scripts are updated and configured is quite different.

Built-in scripts have been written, tested and documented by Ipswitch. They cannot be changed by MOVEit Automation users but they are automatically updated with each new release of MOVEit Automation. MOVEit Automation Admin is aware of the parameters each script requires and provides a clickable, often drop-down interface for operators to add and configured built-in scripts as a part of their MOVEit Automation tasks. Global built-in script parameters also benefit from the same clickable, user-friendly interface.

Custom scripts are VBScripts that have been manually coded and imported into MOVEit Automation through the "Script" panel of the "Settings" page. (Custom scripts are available only in MOVEit Automation Enterprise.) Custom script parameters must be configured through the "Task Info..." dialog or manually keyed in as global custom script parameters.

Command-line applications and scripts are typically invoked by selecting the MOVEit Automation built-in script "Command Line App" and specifying both the application and command-line parameters to be used when calling the application.