Only available in MOVEit Automation 2022.1 or later.

MOVEit Automation users can disable and enable one or more steps in advanced tasks, including entire file loops and conditional branches. Disabled steps are visible but unavailable. This

How to use disable or enable steps in an advanced task

The More Options icon on each step provides direct access to functions. The available options vary depending on the selected step.

MOVEit Automation users can disable/enable advanced task steps in three ways
  1. Disable/Enable individually

    Disable/enable individual steps. For example, you can disable/enable steps that do not have nested dependencies.

    To disable/enable a step, click more options > Disable/Enable.
    Figure 1. Regular step
  2. Disable/Enable Entire Step

    Disable/enable steps including nested dependencies. For example, you can disable/enable an entire File Loop or Conditional (If) branch.

    To disable/enable an entire File Loop or Conditional Branch, click more options > Disable entire step/Enable entire step.
    Figure 2. File loop
    Figure 3. Conditional (If) branch
    • The disable/enable entire step option is only available for the Conditional (If) branch. This option is not available for any sibling branches (Else if or Otherwise).
    • You cannot enable individual steps nested under a disabled entire step such as a loop or branch.
    • Newly added steps are automatically disabled by a disabled parent.
    • Steps that are disabled by the parent step can be further disabled to ensure that if the parent step is enabled, the individual step will remain disabled.
  3. Disable/Enable Children Under This Branch

    Disable/enable nested steps without changing the branch state. For example, sibling branches (Else if and Otherwise) of a Conditional (If) branch cannot be disabled using the Disable Entire Step option but you can Disable Children Under This Branch to disable the steps of a singular branch.

    To disable/enable individual steps under a File Loop or Conditional Branch, select the step, click more options > Disable/Enable.
    Figure 4. Else If branch

Notes

  • You can delete disabled steps.
  • You can move disabled steps.
  • Disabled branches can be collapsed or expanded.
  • Comment steps cannot be disabled, these steps are non-operational.

Appearance

Once disabled, strike-through is applied to the step text and a Disabled or Disabled by parent label is added.

Disabled: the step was manually disabled. If located within a disabled loop or branch, this step will remain disabled if the parent step is enabled.
  • Else if and Otherwise sibling branches of a disabled Conditional (If) branch are labeled Disabled.

Disabled by parent: the step is nested in a disabled loop or branch. If the parent step is enabled, this step will also be enabled.

Figure 5. Disabled step
Collapsed loops and branches with nested disabled steps are displayed with a One or more nested steps are disabled label.
Figure 6. Collapsed loops and branches