Stages

A stage describes a step in a taskflow usually performed by one individual. Each stage has one application action or event in the taskflow. Actions can have parameters for which values are supplied at runtime.

Many default actions are available for each Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System component that uses taskflows. These actions are defined and managed by taskflow-enabled EPM System components. Oracle Hyperion Shared Services default actions are described in Table 8-1. See the Oracle Hyperion Financial Management User's Guide for a description of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management actions.

Table 8-1 Default Stage Actions and Parameters: Shared Services

Action Parameters

Action	Parameters
Email ^Foot 1	This action automatically sends an email message. Complete these parameters for the email action: To: Enter the recipient's email address Subject: Enter a subject for the e-mail Message: Select a variable (by double-clicking a variable from the variables list) to display success or failure Variables: Lists the available variables for the email action
Execute	This action runs an external program from a command line. Complete these parameters for the execute action: Command: Enter a command to run an external program. The external program can be a valid command line script (such as a `.bat` script on Windows) and any valid program execution command. Ensure that your script file does not resolve the path dynamically; if the file uses any variables to resolve the path, it will not work. For example, to launch Internet Explorer, enter: `IEXPLORE.EXE`. See Taskflow Scripts Location.

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This action automatically sends an email message. Complete these parameters for the email action:

To: Enter the recipient's email address
Subject: Enter a subject for the e-mail
Message: Select a variable (by double-clicking a variable from the variables list) to display success or failure
Variables: Lists the available variables for the email action

Execute

This action runs an external program from a command line. Complete these parameters for the execute action:

Command: Enter a command to run an external program.

The external program can be a valid command line script (such as a .bat script on Windows) and any valid program execution command. Ensure that your script file does not resolve the path dynamically; if the file uses any variables to resolve the path, it will not work.

For example, to launch Internet Explorer, enter: IEXPLORE.EXE. See Taskflow Scripts Location.

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SMTP mail configuration must be available in Oracle Hyperion Foundation Services for this action to execute successfully.