Production General Settings

There are several node configuration attributes that are common to many nodes. These attributes are described in the following table.

See specific node topics in the Process Nodes and Control Nodes folders in the Help table of contents.

Attribute Considerations
Email Objects Email Objects are used to notify a defined list of people when a node or script succeeds or fails. Email Objects can be set for all Process nodes and some Control nodes. The choices available in the Email Object attributes are created in the Project Settings tab under the name of Email Templates. Mailing lists are defined and maintained for each project. See Mailing Lists Tab.
The Start node has two unique email settings:
  • Default email for node failures—Sends an email if any node in the script fails
  • Email When Script Finishes—Sends an email when the script completes

The End node also has an Email attribute that sends an email when the script completes.

NOTE: If a script succeeds without a warning and there is an empty mailing list used on script completion, then calling Production Nodes will return as Warnings. You can verify such a scenario by examining the Production Log of the called script. Populate the mailing list to avoid such warnings.
Next Node Every Process node and some Control nodes have two attribute settings for a next node: Failure node and Success node. These settings direct the data flow based on the success or failure of the node. The choices available in each attribute's pull-down lists are the nodes existing on the Task Flow panel. These next node settings also can be done visually in the Task Flow panel. See Using the Task Flow Panel.
Node Failure Type Most Process nodes and some Control nodes have a Failure type attribute used to direct the flow if a portion of a node fails. Since a single node can be configured to process multiple items, such as several Integrator scripts or parameters, you can use the Node Failure Type setting to direct the flow if only some of a node's items process successfully. By default the Node Failure Type is set to Any so it fails if any items fail.
NOTE: Various additional failure controls are available specific to the node type. These controls allow you to fine tune the node's behavior when a failure occurs. These node-specific failure controls are documented in the individual topics. See specific node topics in the Process Nodes and Control Nodes folders in the Help table of contents.
Working Directories All Process nodes and the Start Control node have attributes that you can set for working directories.
The working directory can be set at the script or node level:
  • Script level—Set on the Start node and called Default working directory. If set, this attribute appears as a read-only attribute in nodes that have a Working Directory attribute.
  • Node level—Set in the attributes for an individual node. If set, this setting overrides any Default working directory setting.
NOTE: If any nodes have already set paths to files in their input attributes, there might be a mismatch with the Default working directory. Use caution when setting up a Default working directory when nodes have existing file paths set.
External File Encoding External files are accessed for a variety of reasons, such as to retrieve parameter values or a file listing for an input. You can set the file encoding for these nodes by choosing the appropriate encoding from the pull-down list. If not set, Production attempts to auto-detect the file encoding for such files.
Parameters You can define and bring in parameters in several ways within a Production script. See the following topics for more information:
Log Settings You can change the default settings on how long log files are retained. On the Overview panel, click any white space in the Task Flow panel. Then, select the Edit button on the Log Files line to bring up the Edit Log Settings dialog box. The default setting is to delete older log files when there are more than 10 log files. You can also specify that logs are deleted after X number of days.