A step is a component of a project. When the project is run as
a job, each step is executed in order. A step contains one or more commands
and has step properties that affect its behavior.
To work with steps, select Projects, then click
on a project name. The system displays the list of steps for the selected
project. When the list is displayed you can add, edit, copy, and move steps.
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Editing a step: click the step name. The system displays
the step's properties in the lower pane. Make your changes, then click the Save
Step button.
- Disabling a step: click the check box in front of the step name.
When a step is checked
, it has
the following effects on the project:
- The step is not executed when the project is run as a job.
- The step is greyed out in the list of steps when you start a job normally:
select, then click the job name, then click Job Steps.
The step is visible but cannot be made active for the job you are starting.
A step can also be disabled by setting the Active property
to Disabled in the Details tab for the step. When you
save the step, the check box is checked.
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Adding a step to the end of the project: click the Add
Step button at the top of the main pane. The system displays an
empty step details form. Enter values for the properties (you must enter a Name and Command at
least), then click the Save Step button.
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Other step operations: click the

Actions icon in front of the step name to display additional options:
- Insert New Step:
- Clone Step: copy a step and all of its properties.
The name is changed to add a number at the end of the step. Copying a step
named Build results in a new step named Build 1. The number is set automatically.
You can copy to these locations:
- Top: start of the list
- Above: immediately before the current step
- Below: immediately after the current step
- Bottom: bottom of the list
- Move Step: move a step to a different position
in the list. You can move to these locations:
- Top: start of the list
- Up: move up one position
- Move to...: a dialog requests the step number where specify a step number.
The step is moved to that position and other step numbers are adjusted as
needed.
- Down: move down one position
- Bottom: bottom of the list