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Property Expressions Exercise 5

Exercise 5: Expr (Property in Property Value)​

Objective​

To use Expr to evaluate the value of a property when it contains properties in its value.

Summary​

Utilizing the Expr expression create and use a Property that has a value with another Property in it so that a file can be copied into that path.

Instructions​

Create the Directory​

  1. Create the following folder: C:\Expressions\yyyy-mm-dd
  • yyyy-mm-dd needs to be the current date in that format.

Create the Properties​

  1. Create four Global Properties
  • SERVER-DRIVE = C:
  • BACKSLASH = \
  • $SCHEDULE DATEyyyy-mm-dd = yyyy-mm-dd
  • PATH_PROPERTY = the expression required to combine the three Properties above with the rest of the desired path.
    • [[SERVER-DRIVE]] + [[BACKSLASH]] + "Expressions" + [[BACKSLASH]] + [[$SCHEDULE DATEyyyy-mm-dd]]

Create the Schedule​

  1. Create a Schedule named Property In Property Value

Create the Job​

  1. Create a File Copy Job that copies ACH_A.txt into the directory using the Global Property for the full destination path.
  • Job Type: Windows
  • Job Sub-Type: Command: File Copy
  • Primary Machine: SMATraining
  • User ID: SMATRAINING\SMAUSER
  • Source: C:\Expressions\ACH_A.txt
  • Destination: [[=Expr([[PATH_PROPERTY]])]]\ACH_A.txt
  • Frequency: MON-FRI-N

Build the Schedule​

  1. Build and run the schedule for today's date.
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Verify that the file was copied into the correct directory.