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Shell Execute Action ​

Fields ​

Field NameDescription
ActiveSelect to make this step active. You can skip this step by deactivating it
Command LineEnter the command line to be executed
DelayUsed with Wait for Command to finish. Enter the number of seconds to wait for the command to finish before continuing to the next Action Step regardless of whether the command has finished executing. Enter 0 to wait indefinitely.
Use Windows Shell ExecuteSelect to use Windows Shell Execute, otherwise the command is executed as a process. You must use Windows Shell Execute if the command is not an executable, but a registered file extension such as BAT, or VBS.
Wait for command to finishSelect to wait for the command to finish before continuing with the next Action Step. Specify the Delay to determine how long to wait. If not selected the next Action Step will execute immediately whether the command is finished or not.
User NameEnter a Windows user name to impersonate this user to run the command. Leave blank to execute the command under the Windows user running the Flow application.
PasswordA password for above user
DomainThe domain that the user belongs to. This can be left blank