DS-User F1 Help for GUI (Context-Sensitive) : Pre/Post Use Cases
 
Pre/Post Use Cases
 
What you want to do:
How to do it?
Start a remote program. (Including programs that require interaction.) DS‑Client will not wait for the program to close:
Leave all boxes on the right blank. DS-Client will not wait for the program to close. However, it will know if the program has been submitted for execution. (This allows you to check for the exit code.)
Start a remote program. (Including programs that require interaction.) DS‑Client will wait for the program to close:
Select “Don't perform Post” and/or “Don't perform backup”. If the program requires interaction, DS-Client will wait until the program is closed.
Run a remote batch file. DS-Client will not wait for the results:
Leave all boxes on the right blank. DS-Client will not wait for the batch file to finish. However, it will know if the batch file has been submitted for execution.
Run a remote batch file. DS-Client will wait for the results:
Select either "Don't perform Post", or "Don't perform backup", or both. DS-Client will wait until the batch file finishes the execution.
Check for exit code, file existence, output string, etc.
Select from the appropriate radio button or checkbox.
To apply an (unconditional) delay:
Select "On execution success" and check "Or execution failure", and select the delay in seconds.
To Start/Stop a service:
Enable the Stop / Start Service option. Select the Service using the >> button.
If you want to run a local program (on the DS-Client machine):
Call your service provider for assistance.