The Start/End step is an optional step that can be used to indicate where your workflows start and end.
When you run the step, you can perform the following actions:
- Click Pause to pause the step.
- Click Finish to finish the step.
If the step's User Prompt and Step Help parameters don't contain values, the step completes automatically.
Примечание:
If the step isn't optional, the step must be run or paused at least once before it can be finished.
Configure the step
Complete these steps to configure the Start/End step:
- Create or edit a workflow diagram to access the Step Library panel.
- Drag Start/End from the Step Library to a connection arrow of a step on the workflow canvas.
The Step Details panel appears.
- Provide a name for the step in the Step Name text box.
- Optionally, add the message you want to appear when the step is run in the User Prompt text box.
- Click the Options tab.
- Configure Step Options as necessary.
- Manual—Run the step manually.
- Optional—Allow the step to be finished without being run.
- Automatic—Run the step as soon as it becomes active.
- Run on a Schedule—Run the step according to a schedule you set.
- Manual—Run the step manually.
- Optionally, provide help text for the step in the Step Help text box.
- Optionally, click the Style tab to change the shape and color of the step.
- Optionally, click the About tab and provide a description for the step in the Step Description text box.
Примечание:
The About tab also contains the step's ID that can be used with dynamic job properties to obtain a step's output.
Return codes
When the step finishes running, it sends a return code to indicate the result of the step. The return code is evaluated, and the workflow follows all paths that match the step's return value. The following table lists the step's return code:
| Return code | Description |
|---|---|
| Success | The step completed successfully. |
Step output
When the step finishes running, its output is stored and can be used to determine the path the workflow follows or be used as inputs for other steps throughout the workflow. The following table lists the step's stored outputs:
| Output | Description |
|---|---|
| F000001 | The step failed to complete successfully. |
S000001 | The step completed successfully. |