Show Message Dynamic Action

About

The Show Message Action is primarily used for debugging. When executed by the agent, it logs the specified message into the execution log.

Metadata tab

1. The Write Variables option ensures that the “Package Action” logs the variable values into the “Action vars before log file” before the action is executed and logs the updated variable values into the “Action vars after log file” after the action completes.
2. This option is typically used for debugging and is not recommended in a production environment.
3. It can be globally disabled through the options dialog .

Parameters tab

Variables tab

The Variables tab defines the variables to be updated during the action’s execution.

Execution log tab

The Execution log tab is populated after the action is executed. Double click on the row to view the log.

Show Message Action package example

Calculated Message example

Pascal

begin
  Result:='Today is '+DateToStr(Now);
end;

Python

import datetime;
if datetime.datetime.today().weekday()==0:
   Result.Value='Weekend'
else:
   Result.Value='Weekday'

Related Actions

• Ask Question Action
• Show Message Action
• User Input Action
• Select Value Action

Useful Links

• Debugging Actions
• Working With Variables

Video Tutorial