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Meta-Update
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The Meta-Update Job Console lets admins fire Jobs in slots.
It is installed as a Remedy application with a script.
The queue server is a script that runs Queued jobs in slots.
Auditability
- Idlog output
- Automatic csv with all records read, updated, created.
- Server Logs
- Capture server logs: api, filter, sql – useful for filter debugging.
- Logging
- Full controllable trace for all server actions.
- Input errors output
- A copy of the input file with only failed rows – used as further input.
Many Servers
A script can have many servers, either bmc Helix or ServiceNow.
Debugger
Save time learning and scripting with the debugger.
Set break points, single step, examine tags, with help.
Arguments
A script can use Arguments.
Includes
A script can include other files – all our Script Toolkits share functions.
Firing
Meta-Update can be fired in batch, manually, through the Job Console, Job Automation or workflow.
Meta-Update follows a SthScriptPath for includes and inputs.
Included Script Toolkits
- Meta-Archive
- A complete Archiving solution with GDPR controls. Server to Server, Server to files including HTML and CSV
- Meta-Databot
- A mass data change utility — an automated BMC Data Wizzard.
- Atrium Integrator
- Full field searchable Excel sheets of your AI jobs.
- SRD Utilities
- SRD reports & fixes.
- Table backup & restore
- Table backup & restore
- Server utilities
- Server utilities
- Meta-Schema
- Schema forms and field spreadsheets. Workflow documenter
- Meta-Query
- Query and SQL Query utility
- All Jobs
- » All jobs
Iteration
Queries are chunked; all rows handled.
Files' fields can be in any order.
Quoted fields with embedded new lines are fine.
SQL Queries
SQL queries can use fields to interpret values and generate the select.
Field Transforms
Fields can be interpretted: dates, trims, numeric formats, substitution.
Attachments
All fields are available in a Tag.
Attachments can be saved as files or assigned to other fields.
Automatic Tags
You set your own variables in Tags — Tags are also set for servers, forms, and fields,
Updates
A Tag can be updated or a new Tag set with an update query.
An updated Tag is reread to make any updated values available.
Output Files
Output files' fields can also have "exterpretation" rules.
Input files rows with errors can be automatically copied to an output error file.
Output files
Output files can be csv or any other type, such as html, or xml.
Each Output will append a record, or can create a new file.
Output files can be closed and then used as input file or in system commands.
Strings
Strings can be made from:
- files with substitutions
- full field formatting
- fields and values of a Tag
- regex extracts
Tabs can be set and controlled.
Attachments
Attachment fields may be assigned to other fields.
Attachment commands are used with ServiceNow
Reference Info
Functions set Tags to describe fields, forms, dates, files.
Lookups
Lookups allow you to load other cached records or files.
Files can be used in different lookups to go from more specific to more general translations.
First View
This small overview introduces Meta-Update
Free Scripting 101 when you want to build your own scripts.
Scripting 101
From first view of an ini file, through How to run the binaries, to a details of Meta-Update scripting.
Scripting 101 is available as a PowerPoint show.
Documentation
- Instal Guide
- Installation Guide for both Meta-Update and the Job Console application
- User's Guide
- The reference to Meta-Update scripting and debugging.
- Job Console User's Guide
- Admin reference for the optional Job Console.
- Samples Guide
- Samples scripts with detailed explanations as a learning aid.
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