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SYSTEM INFORMATION
Category: Create / Generate
Description
This action generates a single-row dataset of system information items such as: Windows account name (of the current Windows process), Windows identity (of the user that triggered the workflow), Free RAM (in MB), Current machine name, UTC offset, Temporary directory (of the current user), and Workflow run ID.
Use cases
This action can be used to:
- generate documentation about users running workflows, the systems they were run on, and the times they were run.
- branch a workflow based on the system and/or user running the workflow.
- check that the current system has enough available RAM before running a known memory-intensive workflow.
- preset a default target directory if no other directory is defined or available when the workflow runs.
Action settings
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Windows account of the current Windows process | Lists the current process' Windows account name in the format of [SystemName]\[User Name]. |
| Windows identity of the user that triggered the workflow | Lists the user's Windows identity name in the format of [SystemName]\[User Name]. |
| Free RAM, MB | Lists the amount of available system memory (RAM), in megabytes. |
| Machine Name | Lists the name of the system defined in Windows. |
| UTC offset | Lists the difference in time between the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the local system time. |
| Temporary directory | Lists the fully qualified path to the user's temporary directory. By default this is "C:\Users\[Profile name]\App data\Local\Temp". |
| Workflow run ID | When checked, a GUID that is the same for all modules or projects called/iterated during the current workflow run is returned. The ID changes for each new workflow run. |
Note: Each item selected from the list above creates a column in the dataset for that value.
Examples
Example #1
Generate the Windows account name and free memory (RAM) on the current system.
After (result table)
| Windows account | Free RAM, MB |
|---|---|
| EricsLaptop\Eric Smith | 2130 |
Action parameters
Windows account of the current Windows process
Free RAM, MB
Example #2
Generate the Windows identity, Machine name, UTC offset, and Workflow run ID for the current system.
After (result table)
| Windows identity | Machine name | UTC offset | Workflow run ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| EricsLaptop\Eric Smith | EricsLaptop | -05:00:00 | d03b7f94-d36e-4391-a2cc-177698a59f26 |
Action parameters
Windows identity
Machine name
UTC offset
Workflow run ID