Managing Script Types
The Script Types editor in Enterprise Manager creates and manages script types. A script type determines which script runners can run a given script, establishing the relationship between a script and its running environment. For more information, refer to Embedded Scripts.
Required privilege
To add, edit, or remove script types, your role must include the Maintain Scripts function privilege. Users without this privilege can view script types but cannot modify them.
Opening the Script Types editor
In the Enterprise Manager navigation pane, select Types under Scripts. The Script Types screen opens.
Script Types table
The table displays all defined script types with the following columns:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The unique name identifying the script type. |
| Timestamp | The date and time the script type was last updated. |
| File Extension | The file extension associated with the script type, prefixed with a period (for example, .pl). |
| Description | An optional description of the script type. |
Use the filter field above the table to search script types by name.
Toolbar
The toolbar appears in the upper-right corner of the Script Types screen.
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Add | Opens the Add Script Type dialog to create a new script type. |
| Edit | Opens the Edit Script Type dialog for the selected script type. Requires one script type to be selected. |
| Remove | Deletes the selected script type. Requires one script type to be selected. If the script type has associated scripts, runners, or jobs, a cross-reference dialog appears and deletion is blocked. |
Right-select menu
Right-selecting a script type in the table opens a context menu with the same options as the toolbar: Add, Edit, and Remove.
You can also double-select a script type to open the Edit Script Type dialog directly.
Script Type fields
The Add Script Type and Edit Script Type dialogs share the following fields:
| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes | A unique name for the script type (for example, PERL). Maximum 128 characters. Duplicate names are not allowed. |
| File Extension | No | The file extension for scripts of this type (for example, pl). Enter only the extension characters — the leading period is added automatically. Maximum 12 alphanumeric characters. |
| Description | No | A brief description of the script type. |
Select Save to save changes or Cancel to discard them.