PSS Publish Utility (Magic xpi 4.5)
To add the PSS Publish utility to a flow:
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Drag the PSS Publish utility from the Toolbox pane to your flow.
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In the Properties pane, enter the information as described in the table below:
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General
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Step Name
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Type a name that describes the utility in the flow.
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Description
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Type a description of the utility in your flow (optional).
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Step ID
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A read-only field displaying the ID of the step in the flow.
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Component ID
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An internal identifier number generated automatically.
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Component Type
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A read-only field displaying the name of the step type.
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Condition
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Enter a condition to specify the flow's execution behavior. You can either click  to open the Expression Editor, or you can right-click on the component and select Condition from the context menu.
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Processing mode
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Select whether the step should be executed linear, parallel or stand-alone. This is only available if the PSS Subscribe utility is not the first step in the flow.
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Wait for completion
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Select whether the step should be run in Wait for Completion mode. The options are Yes or No.
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This is available only when the PSS Subscribe utility is a linear step and if it is not the first step in the flow.
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Advanced
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Save Point
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Select Yes to indicate that the step is a Save Point in your flow. This is available only if the flow's Recovery Policy is set to Save Point.
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Call logic flow
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You can use this option if you want to call generic logic after the execution of a specific step. Once this step has been executed, the flow logic that you defined in the flow properties is called before the Server continues to the following steps.
The options are Yes or No (default).
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Double-click or right-click on the PSS Publish utility and select Configuration from the context menu to open the PSS Publish Configuration dialog box. This dialog box has the following fields:
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PSS Name
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Enter the name of the topic to subscribe to. Click  to use the Expression Editor to enter a PSS name. However, the resulting name needs to be the exact name of the topic.
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Message
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The message that you want the subscribing flow to retrieve. Click to use the Expression Editor to enter the required message. The message is retrieved with the C.UserString variable.
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BLOB
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The BLOB that you want the subscribing flow to retrieve. Click to use the Expression Editor to enter the required BLOB. The BLOB is retrieved with the C.UserBlob variable.
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Code
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The code that you want the subscribing flow to retrieve. Click to use the Expression Editor to enter the required code. The code is retrieved with the C.UserCode variable.
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Click OK to close the PSS Publish Configuration dialog box. The PSS Publish utility is displayed in the flow.
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Note:
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The PSS Publish utility will not return an error if one of the subscribed flows has reached its Max instances value.
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