End Process

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Applies To: Opalis 6.3

The End Process object ends processes that are running on the Action Server or on a remote computer. This object uses a satellite license.

The End Process object can be used to shut down an application that is not responding.

Configuring the End Process Object

To configure the End Process object you will need to know the name or ID of the process and the computer on which it is running.

To configure the End Process object

  1. From the Objects pane, drag an End Process object to the active Policy.

  2. Double-click the End Process object icon. The Properties dialog opens.

  3. For information about the settings on the Details tab see the following table.

  4. For information about the settings on the General tab, the Run Behavior tab, and other tabs if applicable, see Common Tabs.

Details Tab

Element Configuration Instructions

Computer

Type the computer where this process is running. Type localhost to specify the Action Server where the Policy is being processed. You can also use the ellipsis ( ... ) button to browse for the computer.

Process

Type the name or process ID of the process that you are ending. You can also use the ellipsis ( ... ) button to browse for the process. Browsing is only available if you have specified a valid Computer.

End all instances

Select to end all processes that match the Process that you have specified when multiples are found.

Fail if there is more than one instance

Select to cause the End Process to fail if it finds more than one process matching the name you specified.

Terminate in

Type the number of seconds to wait for the process to be shut down gracefully before it is shut down forcefully.

End Process Published Data

The following table lists the element names and descriptions of the data published by this object. For information about the published data elements that are common to all objects, see Policy Workflow Rules.

Element Name Description

Number of instances

The number of processes that matched the Process that you specified.

Process ID

The process ID of each of the processes that matched the Process you specified.