GenericAction actions

This provider implements a single action named RunCommand that runs non-HCL Workload Automation commands. Commands are run on the same computer where the event processor runs.

Only TWS_user is authorized to run the command.

Important: When the command includes output redirection (through the use of one or two > signs), insert the command in an executable file, and set the file name as the argument of the Command property.

Click here to see the Dynamic Workload Console fields for RunCommand.

Note: PDF users, the above parameter tables are an html file referenced by the PDF. It is not saved locally with the PDF from the infocenter. You must first view it on the infocenter before saving or printing.

Example

The rule in the following example runs the ps -ef command to list all the currently running processes on a UNIX workstation when an invalid parameter is found on that workstation. Note that the rule is based on a custom event developed using the GenericEventPlugIn event provider. For more information on developing custom event types, see Defining custom events.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<eventRuleSet xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
      xmlns="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/prod/tws/1.0/event-management/rules"
      xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/prod/tws/1.0/
                          event-management/rules/EventRules.xsd">
   <eventRule name="CUSTOM_EVENT_GENERIC_EVENT" ruleType="filter" isDraft="yes">
      <description>Event: Generic Event; Action: Run Command</description>
      <activeTime start="08:30:00" end="17:30:00"/>
      <eventCondition name="genericEvt3" eventProvider="GenericEventPlugIn" 
      eventType="Event1">
      <scope>INVALID PARAMETER ON WORKSTATIONVALUE</scope>
         <filteringPredicate>
           <attributeFilter name="Param1" operator="ne">
            <value>Invalid Parameter</value>
           </attributeFilter>
           <attributeFilter name="Workstation" operator="eq">
            <value>WorkstationValue</value>
           </attributeFilter>
        </filteringPredicate>
      </eventCondition>
      <action actionProvider="GenericActionPlugin" actionType="RunCommand" 
      responseType="onDetection">
         <description>Run a command</description>
         <scope>PS -EF</scope>
         <parameter name="Command">
            <value>ps -ef</value>
         </parameter>
         <parameter name="WorkingDir">
            <value>/home</value>
         </parameter>
      </action>
   </eventRule>
</eventRuleSet>