Utilities
Updated: May 13, 2016
Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator
The following table provides a brief description of tasks you can accomplish when using each Utilities activity.
| Tasks | Utilities Activities |
|---|---|
| Transform XML files. | Apply XSLT |
| Perform an XPath query on an XML file. | Query XML |
| Transform existing published data or variable items into new content. | Map Published Data |
| Compare two text values or two numerical values and determine whether or not they are equal. | Compare Values |
| Create or add information to an HTML file. | Write Web Page |
| Read lines in a structured text log file. | Read Text Log |
| Write a row into a database table. | Write to Database |
| Query a database and return the resulting rows as published data. | Query Database |
| Invoke a runbook when a counter has reached a specific value. | Monitor Counter |
| Retrieve the value of a counter and return it as a published data item. | Get Counter Value |
| Increment and decrement a counter and reset it to its default value. | Modify Counter |
| Run a web service with XML parameters you specify. | Invoke Web Services |
| Transform existing date and time formats into customized formats. | Format Date/Time |
| Generate random strings of text. | Generate Random Text |
| Map a network path. | Map Network Path |
| Disconnect a network path. | Disconnect Network Path |
| Connect to a dial-up or VPN network. | Connect/Disconnect Dial-up |
| Get the status of a dial-up or VPN network. | Get Dial-up Status |