Axway Gateway: Managing Events

Decision Rules and Rule Tables: Parameters List

The following table lists all Decision Rule and Rule Table command parameters in alphabetical order. The corresponding field name in the Gateway GUI is displayed in italics

Parameter Meaning Values

add_cond (-a)

(None)

Modifying Decision Rule

Add one or more conditions to an existing Decision Rule

Condition expression that comprises:

  • argument name
  • operator
  • value

add_decisionrule (-a)

(None)

Rule Tables

Add a Decision Rule to the list

Decision Rule name

cond_arg (-ca)

Argument

Creating Decision Rule

Define one or more conditions for the Decision Rule

Condition expression that comprises:

  • argument name
  • operator
  • value

command_line (-cl)

Batch command

Command line to execute. Can include symbolic variables.

Path of the command. For example:

/bin/ksh/p_home_dir /run_time/ftpconf.sh

comments (-cts)

Comments

Free-text description

Maximum: 80 alphanumeric characters

default_command_line (-dcl)

Batch command

Rule Tables

Define default command to execute if no Decision Rule matches the Transfer parameters.

Set this parameter if you set the default_execution_type to Command.

Path of the command

default_execution_type (-det)

Default execution type

Rule Tables

Define default processing to use if no Decision Rule matches the current Transfer parameters.

One of the following values:

  • MODEL = the default execution is defined by a Model. Specify the Model in the default_model (-dm) parameter below.
  • AMTRIX = redirect the Transfer to AMTrix for processing
  • PERL
  • COMMAND = the default execution is a command line or script specified in the default_command_line parameter. Refer to Executing scripts as command lines from Decision Rules.
  • TO_XMS
  • NONE (default)
  • LOG_CLEANING
  • MAILBOX_CLEANING
  • STAT_CLEANING
  • XIB = redirect the Transfer to Integrator for processing. The payload file for a Transfer which was routed to Integrator is not deleted by the purge operation. For more information, refer to Purging for transfers routed from Gateway to Integrator.
  • DEFAULT (only via command line) = route the transfer using a Model inside an Application. This option exists for reasons of compatibility with earlier product versions.

default_model (-dm)

Model

Rule Tables

Define default Model to use if no Decision Rule matches the current Transfer parameters.

Set this parameter if you set default_execution_type to Model.

Name of a General Model

default_perl_script (-ds)

Perl script

Rule Tables

Define default Perl script to use if no Decision Rule matches the current Transfer parameters.

Set this parameter if you set default_execution_type to Perl.

Path of the Perl script

delete_cond (-d)

(None)

Modifying Decision Rule

Delete Decision Rule condition

Condition expression that comprises:

  • argument name
  • operator
  • value

delete_all_decisionrules (-dad)

 

One of the following values:

  • Y (yes) (default)
  • N (no)

delete_decisionrule (-d)

(None)

Rule Tables

Disable Decision Rule in the list

Decision Rule name

execution_delay (-delay)

A positive integer which defines the execution delay

One of the following values:

  • UNTIL_NEXT (default)
  • INFINITE
  • 1 ... 2147483647

execution_type (-et)

Execution type

Decision Rule

The type of process to be triggered by a Decision Rule.

One of the following values:

  • MODEL
  • AMTRIX
  • PERL
  • COMMAND
  • TO_XMS
  • NONE
  • LOG_CLEANING
  • MAILBOX_CLEANING
  • STAT_CLEANING
  • XIB (for Integrator)
  • DEFAULT (only via command line) = route the transfer using a Model inside an Application. This option exists for reasons of compatibility with earlier product versions.

import_cond (ic)

(None)

Creating Decision Rule

Import a text file that defines list of conditions to apply in this Decision Rule

Full file name and path that contains set of conditions to import.

is_optimized_cleaning (-optclean)

Optimized cleaning

If this boolean is set, the Optimized cleaning function is activated

One of the following values:

  • Y (yes) (default)
  • N (no)

is_rules_table_exclusive (-excl)

If this boolean is set, the Rule Table is exclusive

One of the following values:

  • Y (yes) (default)
  • N (no)

is_user_exits_activated (-exit)

If this boolean is set, the user exits are called

One of the following values:

  • Y (yes) (default)
  • N (no)

link_transfers (-lt)

Link input and output transfers

Decision Rule

Link output Transfer Request to input Transfer. If you set this value to Yes:

  • the input Transfer Request parameter route_to_xfer is set to the output Transfer identifier
  • the output Transfer Request parameter route_from_xfer is set to the input Transfer identifier

One of the following values:

  • Y (yes) (default)
  • N (no)

log_level (-ll)

(None)

Rule Tables

Defines the log level for error messages

One of the following values:

  • 0 = minimum log level
  • 1 = medium (reports errors regarding Decision Rule failures and so on)
  • 2 = detailed (includes information regarding symbolic variables)

model (-ml)

Model

Creating Decision Rule

General Model to use for routing definition

General Model name.

Maximum: 26 alphanumeric characters.

The Model name that you specify must have a corresponding General Model that includes the dest_alias definition.

Either the General Model or the associated Protocol Model must include the following parameters:

  • file_component
  • appli

You can use symbolic variables if you want to retrieve the value for these parameters from the incoming Transfer.

move_down (-md)

(None)

Updating Rule Table

Move Decision Rule down one place in the list

Decision Rule name

move_up (-mu)

(None)

Updating Rule Table

Move Decision Rule up one place in the list

Decision Rule name

name (-n)

Name

Decision Rule or Rule Table

Decision Rule or Rule Table name

Decision Rule or Rule Table name.

Maximum: 26 alphanumeric characters.

perl_script (-ps)

Perl script

Decision Rule

Perl script to use to define routing

Path of Perl script.

Maximum: 128 characters.

For example, in UNIX:

/home/users/utill/scripts /my_script.pl

prop_list_name (-pln)

Name of Property List

 

restrict_processing (-rp)

Restrict processing

Rule Tables

Restricts processing to Transfers that conform to the conditions that you define for the following parameters:

  • restrict_processing_on_state
  • restrict_processing_on_direction
  • restrict_processing_on_type
  • restrict_processing_on_mode

  • restrict_processing_on_protocol

One of the following values:

  • Y (yes)
  • N (no)

restrict_processing_on_direction (-rpod)

Transfer direction

Rule Tables

Restricts processing to either incoming or outgoing Transfers

One of the following values:

  • I (In)
  • O (Out)

restrict_processing_on_mode (-rpom)

Transfer mode

Rule Tables

Restricts processing to Transfer in either Initiator or Responder mode

One of the following values:

  • I (Initiator)
  • R (Responder)

restrict_processing_on_state (-rpos)

Transfer state

Rule Tables

Restricts processing to Transfers of the specified state

One of the following values:

  • E (Ended)
  • C (Canceled)
  • A (Acknowledged)

restrict_processing_on_type (-rpot)

Transfer type

Rule Tables

Restricts processing to Transfers of the specified type

One of the following values:

  • TRANS
  • POLL
  • LOTS
  • LIST
  • EERP
  • DIR
  • SELECT
  • MSG

restrict_processing_on_protocol (-rpot)

Transfer protocol

Rule Tables

Restricts processing to Transfers of the specified protocol(s)

One of the following values:

  • PEL
  • ODETTE
  • PHSE
  • PHSD
  • FTP
  • HTTP
  • FTP_HTTP
  • POP3
  • SFTP
  • SMTP
  • AS2
  • AS3
  • AS1_POP3

  • AS1_SMTP

  • RN_HTTP

  • RN_POP3

  • RN_SMTP

  • SWIFTNET

  • JMS

  • X420

temporal_event_model (-tem)

Temporal event model with the specific syntax

 

type_of_decisionrules (-type)

Selects type of Decision Rules

One of the following values:

  • XFER_CHANGE_STATE
  • TEMPORAL
  • FILE_STORING
  • XMS

type_of_rules_table (-type)

Selects type of Rule Table

One of the following values:

  • XFER_CHANGE_STATE
  • TEMPORAL
  • FILE_STORING
  • XMS

update_cond (-u)

Update one or more conditions for the Decision Rule

Condition expression that comprises:

  • argument name
  • operator
  • value

watched_directory (-watchdir)

Watch directory

Defines the watched directory

String

watch_period (-wp)

Watch period

Defines the watch period

Positive integer

work_directory (-workdir)

Work directory

Defines the work directory

String

xms_connector_name (-xcn)

Name of Axway Messaging connector

 

mail_xpriority
(-mailxprio)

SMTP protocol only (with or without S/MIME) - the value for X-Priority mail header (SEPAmail standard)

Integer, between 1 and 5

Related topics

Command syntax for Scheduling Event Models (date syntax)

 

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