File Read activity

The File Read activity reads a file 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. File read input variables
Input variable	Description
Hostname	Hostname or IP address of the destination server for SSH activity.
Directory	Name of the working directory.
File	The name of the file to read.

Output variables

Table 2. File read output variables
Output variable	Description
contents	Content of the file to read.
result	Either success or failure.
errorMessage	The executionResult.errorMessages from the Activity designer parsing sources.

Conditions

Table 3. File Read conditions
Condition	Description
Success	Activity successfully read the contents of the specified file.
Failure	Activity could not read the contents of the specified file.

File Read activity

The File Read activity reads a file 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. File read input variables
Input variable	Description
Hostname	Hostname or IP address of the destination server for SSH activity.
Directory	Name of the working directory.
File	The name of the file to read.

Output variables

Table 2. File read output variables
Output variable	Description
contents	Content of the file to read.
result	Either success or failure.
errorMessage	The executionResult.errorMessages from the Activity designer parsing sources.

Conditions

Table 3. File Read conditions
Condition	Description
Success	Activity successfully read the contents of the specified file.
Failure	Activity could not read the contents of the specified file.

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