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Creating a file template task

Use the Edge Services portal to create file template tasks to create or update files for an instance provisioned for your organization. Before creating a file template task, create a file template. File templates configure the name, location, and provisioning phase for configuration files (such as haproxy.cfg).

You can execute your automated task as a single task or combine it as part of an operational or provisioning workflow.

Note: Library tab functionality is only available for AWS (Amazon Web Services) and Azure cloud providers.

  1. Click Library, click Automation, then click Tasks.

    The Edge Services portal shows the tasks created for your organization.
Edge Services Manager Library automation tasks view
  1. Click +Add.

    The Edge Services portal shows the New Task window.
New Task window
  1. In the New Task window, complete the following fields:
Field Description
NAME Type a unique name for the file template task.
CODE Type a unique identifier for the file template task.
TYPE Select Library Template.
TEMPLATE Type the name of the file template in the autocomplete field. 
  1. In the Target Options section, select Resource in the EXECUTE TARGET field.
  1. In the Execute Options section, complete the following fields:
Field Description
RETRYABLE Select this option to retry the task if it initially fails.
RETRY COUNT Type the maximum number of attempts to retry the task if it initially fails.
RETRY DELAY Type the amount of time (in seconds) the portal waits between retry attempts for the task.
ALLOW CUSTOM CONFIG Select this option to enable a text field to add extra variables or specifications to the task. This field appears in the Advanced Options section in the Execute Task? window when you manually execute a specific task.
  1. Click SAVE CHANGES.

    The Edge Services portal creates the file template task.

Next, you can execute a single automated task or combine tasks in operational or provisioning workflows.