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How to Preview Preprocessing

It is often useful to preview the values of preprocessor directives before the job runs in order to know what the outcome will be. The preview feature can be perfomed in the Commands, Notes and Notify where preprocessing takes place as well as the command line.

Preview button in the Command Tab



Preview Button in Notes tab




Preview Button in the Notify tab

Preprocessing can also be previewed from the command line using the following commands:

For Commands:
Schedule> preprocess <job_name>


For Notes:

Schedule> preprocess <job_name> /distribution

For Notification message text:

Schedule> preprocess <job_name> /notices


Where and how preprocessing can be used in jobs

Preprocessing can be implemented in 3 sections of a job:

These are detailed in the sections below.

See Also

Appendix A - Job Preprocessing

General Syntax used in preprocessing

How Preprocessing directives are processed when a job runs

Commands Preprocessing

Notifications Preprocessing

Notes Preprocessing

Using EnterpriseSCHEDULE Variables in Preprocessing

Using Parameters in Preprocessing

Second Pass Preprocessing

Advanced Preprocessing Constructs

Local Variable Examples