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The columns can be in any order. Use the combo-boxes to choose a column.

Keyboard shortcuts

Short cuts are defined to enable easy access to most panels.

Shortcut

Panel

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Tasks

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Agents

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Resources

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Credentials

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Triggers

5

BusinessServices

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Calendars

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CustomDays

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Variables

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Log

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options

Create Workflows Manually

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Select Delete Selection from UAC in Database to end delete requests to UAC.
 


 

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Data

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When the data is in the XCT, you have the option to enrich/change this data.

Depending on what type of input was used, extra options are available if you right-click the tasks list.

Context Menu Tasks

Function

Description

Available when
Using File Input

Available when
Using Database GET

Copy name to clipboard

Copies the name of the task and puts it on the clipboard.

Y

Y

Log parents

Retrieves the names of all parents and prints these in the log.
(The log can copy to your clipboard.)

Y

N

Log predecessors

Retrieves the names of all predecessors and prints these in the log.
(The log can copy to your clipboard.)

Y

N

Create workflow

Creates a workflow from the selected tasks.
You will be prompted for the name.
 
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Y

N

Add / Delete a Business Service

Add / Delete a Business Service to the selected tasks while preserving existing Business Service references.
You will be prompted for the name.
 
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Y

Y

Add Email action

Creates an Email action for the selected tasks using a template connection.
You will be prompted for an Email address and the connection name.
 
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Y

Y

Add Trigger

Adds a default daily trigger to the task.

Y

N

Add Virtual Resource

Creates a resource for the selected tasks.
You will be prompted for the name.
 
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Y

Y

Add Local Variable

Creates a local variable for the selected tasks.
You will be prompted for the name and value.
 
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Y

Y

Add end-dummy task to workflow

This will include dependencies to every ‘last’ vertex.

Y

N

Set Run / Skip Criteria

Creates Run/Skip criteria for each vertex associated with the selected tasks.
 
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Y

N

Delete from database

See DELETE in Database Tools.
As opposed to the DELETE function in the Database Menu, which deletes all XCT objects from the UAC database in sequence, this DELETE is performed on the selected task(s) only!

Y

Y

Add System Operation

Creates a System Operation for only the selected tasks.

Y

N

The resulting action will be performed ONLY on the selected (blue) tasks.
 

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Data Analysis

The XCT can provide a data analysis of the input data. It will show numbers/totals pertaining to the input as well as the output.

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Step

Action

Help

1

Run a conversion using file input

How to Use the Xpress Conversion Tool#Basic Basic Workflow

2

Go to the Log Pane and press Report Analysis

Log

This will present you with a condensed view of all headers, counters, and totals.

The view is also available as a report on disk called "Analysis_Numbers.csv".

3

Go to File Menu and press Print Log Analysis.

This will create a number of reports:

All messages will be grouped by type to allow for further automated/manual processing.