Dispatch action scripts let you configure one or more commands to be triggered by conditions you define. For example, you might trigger a check-in of files in a specified vault folder if a particular workflow state is entered.
To help create your Dispatch script, view script samples on the install CD under \Support\Dispatch\Dispatch Examples.
To create a Dispatch action script:
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In the Administration tool, expand the Add-ins node, right-click Dispatch.CAF, and select Administrate Actions.
You must be logged in as a user with permission to administrate add-ins
- Click Add in the Administrate Actions dialog box.
- In the Edit Action dialog box, type a name for the Dispatch action in the Action name text box.
- Describe the Dispatch action in the Description text box.
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Select the activation method to trigger the Dispatch script by clicking Menu command, During state transition, During check out, or During add.
See Edit Action Dialog Box.
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Add commands to the script by clicking Add.
See Select Command Dialog Box.
- Define variables needed in your Dispatch script by clicking Variables.