Retrieving Output

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Procedure

For any completed task where output has been generated and you did not specify that output be automatically retrieved, you can instruct the system fetch the output as described below.

1. From the Activity screen, click the task whose output you want to fetch. The system displays the task instance record, as shown in the following example of a Linux/Unix task instance.



2. Click the Retrieve Output button. If output is available, the Retrieve Output window displays.



3. Using the field descriptions provided below, make your selection. Positioning can be accomplished by using Start Line (use -1 to retrieve the last "Number of Lines") or "Scan Text" to see the "Number of lines" both before and after the first match of text.
4. Click the Submit button. The system retrieves the output you specified and writes the record to the Output tab, shown in the following example.



5. To display the output, open the Output tab and click on the record. The output record displays, as shown in the following example.

Field Descriptions

Column Name	Description
Standard Output	Fetch standard output returned by the program.
Standard Error	Fetch standard error information returned by the program.
Standard Output and Standard Error	Fetch both standard output and standard error information.
Start Line	Fetch data beginning at the line indicated.
Number of Lines	Limit the retrieved data to the number of lines specified. The default is 100. You can change the default in the record Configuration > Properties > Retrieve Output Default Maximum Lines.
Scan text:	Scan the data for the text specified and retrieve only that.