Files Compare activity

The Files Compare activity compares two files on a Linux or UNIX computer.

This activity replaces an SSH activity by the same name available in releases prior to Geneva. If you have a workflow created in a previous version that uses the deprecated activity, your workflow will continue to work normally after upgrading to Geneva. However, all new workflows must use the custom version of this activity. This activity was built with the SSH activity designer template, which gives workflow administrators the ability to store input and output variables in the databus.

To access this activity in the Workflow Editor, select the Custom tab, and then navigate to Custom Activities > Global > Orchestration - SSH.

Input variables

Table 1. Files Compare input variables
Input variable	Description
Hostname	Hostname or IP address of the destination server for SSH activity.
Directory	Name of the working directory.
OldFile	Name of the first file to compare.
NewFile	Name of the second file to compare.

Output variables

Table 2. Files Compare output variables
Output variable	Description
contents	File comparison result. This is the difference of the two compared files.
result	Either success or failure.
return-code	Either 0, if the two files are the same, or 1, if the two files are different.
errorMessage	The executionResult.errorMessages from the Activity designer parsing sources.

Conditions

Table 3. Files Compare conditions
Condition	Description
Success	Activity successfully compared the specified files.
Failure	Activity could not complare the specified files.

Files Compare activity

The Files Compare activity compares two files on a Linux or UNIX computer.

To access this activity in the Workflow Editor, select the Custom tab, and then navigate to Custom Activities > Global > Orchestration - SSH.

Input variables

Table 1. Files Compare input variables
Input variable	Description
Hostname	Hostname or IP address of the destination server for SSH activity.
Directory	Name of the working directory.
OldFile	Name of the first file to compare.
NewFile	Name of the second file to compare.

Output variables

Table 2. Files Compare output variables
Output variable	Description
contents	File comparison result. This is the difference of the two compared files.
result	Either success or failure.
return-code	Either 0, if the two files are the same, or 1, if the two files are different.
errorMessage	The executionResult.errorMessages from the Activity designer parsing sources.

Conditions

Table 3. Files Compare conditions
Condition	Description
Success	Activity successfully compared the specified files.
Failure	Activity could not complare the specified files.

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