Post steps

Workflow post steps are independent tasks that can be appended to an activity. The report creation within a workflow is a typical post step.Post steps are executed after the job is complete but may finish or fail independently from the job itself which helps distinguishing and troubleshooting potential issues.

Post steps are strongly tied to the workflow configuration window and it’s workflow activities. Below, you will more information about the individual post steps.

1. Report creation#

You can use post steps within workflows to create one or more reports after any activity you like.

Report Input dropdown menu
Sets the source input for which the report should be created.

Preset dropdown menu
Defines which report preset should be used.

… Button
Opens the report wizard.

Save To / On options
Defines the path at which the report will be saved.The options are:

Destination path: Uses the destination path of the current activity.
Absolute path: Defines an absolute path to save the report to.
Source: Saves the report to the source.

Tip: For the options “Destination Path” and “Source”, you may additionally define a relative path using “/Reports” (extending the path) or “../Reports” (excluding a directory above).

Preview / Path labels
Shows a preview of the path at which the report will be saved.

Note: To create a report using a post step, you need to have a report preset.

2. MHL#

Manifests of Classic MHL and ASC MHL are also created using post steps. However, this process is handled automatically by Silverstack and you do not need to configure this manually.When errors occur during the MHL post step, you can open the jobs view, select the corresponding job and check the completion step status within the details bar on the right.For further troubleshooting, select the workflow, click on Show State History… and then on Log File… which opens the log files.

3. Scripts#

Scripts can be appended to jobs using post steps. For further details about scripting, visit the article about creating custom scripts.

Input Files pop-up menuLets you define which input should be used for the current script (an activity’s output).

Script textfieldShows you a preview of the loaded script. The script cannot be edited within the workflow configuration window.

Working Path segmented controlThis option allows you to set the working path as input for the script’s workingPath variable.

Edit buttonOpens the script in the script editor to edit the script. Scripts will be executed in the last saved state of the script.