# Feature Requests **URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/c/automise/feature-requests/13.md?page=1 [Latest](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Snippets (Predefined Libray of Actions)](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/snippets-predefined-libray-of-actions/4791)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 7:08am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/snippets-predefined-libray-of-actions/4791 "2011-11-09T07:08:20Z")
It may be nice to have a prebuilt library of action collections so you can quickly drop into your project. Things like dropping in an common error handler/error log reporting block into your code or even simple things li… --- ## [Security Protection around actions](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/security-protection-around-actions/4742)
**Author:** [@pgun](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/pgun)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 5:36am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/security-protection-around-actions/4742 "2011-10-28T05:36:57Z")
We have developed Automise templates that can be re-used. To re-use you just change four variables in an 'Set user variables' action list. Now recently a developer changed the behaviour of the script that was created fro… --- ## [Extract Total Count from Iterator Actions](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/extract-total-count-from-iterator-actions/4788)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/extract-total-count-from-iterator-actions/4788 "2011-10-27T02:31:48Z")
If would be nice to be able to grab the total count of objects being processed by an iterator action. e.g. using the file iterator you can see the loop count in the GUI status column (loop 5/145 etc). If I could pull tha… --- ## [SQL Transactions](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/sql-transactions/4790)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 9:14am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/sql-transactions/4790 "2011-10-26T09:14:30Z")
The subject says it all... I assume in order to enable this you'd probably have to create a connection object like the FTP actions in order to keep multiple queries/commands within the same connection. Thanks TJ. --- ## [HTML Encode/Decode Action & ChrW() Support in VBScript](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/html-encode-decode-action-chrw-support-in-vbscript/4789)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/html-encode-decode-action-chrw-support-in-vbscript/4789 "2011-10-25T04:24:29Z")
Nice to have an HTML Encode/Decode Action... Also in my workaround to create a VBScript function to do the encode/decode it turns out the VBScript engine doesn't have support for ChrW() - which accepts unicode values for… --- ## [Rnd No. from X to Y & Vars in Delay Action](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/rnd-no-from-x-to-y-vars-in-delay-action/4787)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/rnd-no-from-x-to-y-vars-in-delay-action/4787 "2011-10-11T04:19:47Z")
Can you add a "Min." value on the Random Number action please - right now there's only a "Max.", but it would be nice to have a random no. pulled from a range of values... Also can you allow variables to be used in the d… --- ## [Image Info Action or Image Manipulation using Long/Short Edge](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/image-info-action-or-image-manipulation-using-long-short-edge/4780)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 6:10am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/image-info-action-or-image-manipulation-using-long-short-edge/4780 "2011-09-08T06:10:04Z")
Often I need to resize images making the long edge of an image a certain length - currently this isn't possible with AT, so I have to resort to ImageMagick. Can you add either an action that will return image info (such… --- ## [FTP Mirror enhancement](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ftp-mirror-enhancement/4783)
**Author:** [@mrrimmer](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/mrrimmer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ftp-mirror-enhancement/4783 "2011-09-07T03:05:16Z")
Our supplier keeps a lot of files available on their FTP site. We are only intereste din picking up files that have changed since the last run. We may prune the contents of our side of the mirror but don't want ot re-d… --- ## [Regular Expressions](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/regular-expressions/4784)
**Author:** [@mrrimmer](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/mrrimmer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/regular-expressions/4784 "2011-09-06T05:02:00Z")
The .NET regular expression library contains some very useful APIs for pattern matching and string transformation. It would be useful to be able to describe file patterns in terms of regular expressions so that groups o… --- ## [ADO Iterator Set Variable Type Ahead](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ado-iterator-set-variable-type-ahead/4781)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ado-iterator-set-variable-type-ahead/4781 "2011-09-02T01:58:16Z")
Its a real pain navigating a long list of variables from the drop down you use to associate a column to a var. The best it does is take a single char to jump to that part of the list, but given in most other similar area… --- ## [FTP Actions Suggestions](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ftp-actions-suggestions/4782)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ftp-actions-suggestions/4782 "2011-09-01T05:09:23Z")
Can you add more options for retries in the FTP Upload (and perhaps add some in the download) action? Right now you check a box and you have no idea how many retries or how long it waits between retries - adding those o… --- ## [Array and/or Dictionary Objects](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/array-and-or-dictionary-objects/4779)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/array-and-or-dictionary-objects/4779 "2011-08-23T05:13:55Z")
Sometimes I really need to maintain a fast colleciton of variables for lookup purposes - often with a key of sorts. So... Can you guys add a "Dictionary" object like the good 'ole days or VB or a Hash Table like acti… --- ## [Make Column Sizes Variable?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/make-column-sizes-variable/4778)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/make-column-sizes-variable/4778 "2011-08-23T03:52:03Z")
It would be nice to be able to size the columns in a list of actions, i.e. the "Ignore Failure" column and status columns can take up valuable space at times. I know you can hide these columns, but its nice to have them … --- ## [Add "Include" tab to 7-Zip Extract Action](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-include-tab-to-7-zip-extract-action/4774)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-include-tab-to-7-zip-extract-action/4774 "2011-06-20T03:27:14Z")
There's an option under the regular "Extract Zip File" to use a mask to only extract certain files from a .zip file, but there isn't a similar option under the 7-Zip extract action - only one to exclude certain files. It… --- ## [SFTP Upload logging](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/sftp-upload-logging/4777)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 5:36am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/sftp-upload-logging/4777 "2011-06-17T05:36:27Z")
In SFTP Upload action, if possible, please add the destination path and file name in log.. Example: File one.txt uploaded to /upload/destone.txt Thanks --- ## [Extract XML Fragment Direct to Var](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/extract-xml-fragment-direct-to-var/4776)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 9:28am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/extract-xml-fragment-direct-to-var/4776 "2011-06-16T09:28:43Z")
It would be nice to be able to extract an XML fragment direct to a variable rather than a file (then have to read the file).. TJ --- ## [FTP Sync/Mirror Action](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ftp-sync-mirror-action/4772)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 9:27am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ftp-sync-mirror-action/4772 "2011-06-16T09:27:53Z")
Would be nice to be able to sync/mirror remote folders to local folders (and vice versa). Also optionally delete orphan/missing files on one side where not on the other side. It should be optionally able to use date/time… --- ## [Add COALESCE Modifier in SET Action](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-coalesce-modifier-in-set-action/4775)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-coalesce-modifier-in-set-action/4775 "2011-05-30T10:41:28Z")
Just a thought, it would be handy to have a COALECSE action or even if you added a coalesce option as a SET Variable action modifier... If it were a modifier to the SET Var action, you could provide a pipe delimited lis… --- ## [PGP Encryption?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/pgp-encryption/4773)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/pgp-encryption/4773 "2011-05-10T01:24:59Z")
Are there any plans to support PGP encryption/decryption actions? Thanks --- ## [Option to Save Vars to Log On Error](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/option-to-save-vars-to-log-on-error/4771)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/option-to-save-vars-to-log-on-error/4771 "2011-03-18T04:44:21Z")
I think it would be nice to have an Automise level option (along with the other logging options) to dump the variable list/contents into the log on failure. Perhaps have three options - never log variable on failure, lo… --- ## [Compile Scripts](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/compile-scripts/4722)
**Author:** [@orionizer](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/orionizer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/compile-scripts/4722 "2011-01-18T06:16:42Z")
I would like to see the ability to have a compiled script that would generate a stand-alone .EXE. Maybe you would need to create a run-time only version and compile the script into it… --- ## [Include Log Variables Action in Export Log - Errors Only](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/include-log-variables-action-in-export-log-errors-only/4770)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 10:25am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/include-log-variables-action-in-export-log-errors-only/4770 "2011-01-03T10:25:50Z")
The export only errors log is handy when you have long running routines, but without seeing any of the variable values etc. it is of limited use. I would recommend including any log variable action output in the errors o… --- ## [System level %Now%](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/system-level-now/4769)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/system-level-now/4769 "2010-07-06T01:53:25Z")
It would be nice to have a system level variable like AUTOMISEDIR that would expand to the current date/time on the fly without having to create a variable and use the GetDateTime action... It would be even better if we … --- ## [Remove from Stack/Queue](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/remove-from-stack-queue/4768)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 7:31am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/remove-from-stack-queue/4768 "2010-06-16T07:31:03Z")
Would be nice to have an option to remove an item based on index, but more importantly, value. Perhaps you can just add a checkbox to the Stack/Queue Contains actions to remove the item if the action finds a matching ite… --- ## [ILMerge Option /lib:directory](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ilmerge-option-lib-directory/4754)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 7:35am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ilmerge-option-lib-directory/4754 "2010-05-31T07:35:05Z")
Unresolved assembly reference not allowed: xyz. I should be able to specify the /lib directory for used references inside of the .Net projects. Otherwise I'll get the message above. Kind regards, Marinko --- ## [MS Virtual server](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ms-virtual-server/4767)
**Author:** [@hugo.grimes](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/hugo.grimes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 12:06pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ms-virtual-server/4767 "2010-05-20T12:06:43Z")
It would be good to be able to have an action to Export a Virtual machine. This would enable a list of VM's to be shut down, exported then restarted - making an effective disaster recovery backup. --- ## [Job Run Triggers?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/job-run-triggers/4766)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/job-run-triggers/4766 "2010-04-23T03:34:50Z")
Hello, Are there any plans to add Triggers when a Job can kick off - to Automise? Like as soon as a file is available on the filesystem a Job gets started. I think there is a "wait for file" but I don't want to run it 24… --- ## [Export Log - Last x Actions / Lines](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/export-log-last-x-actions-lines/4765)
**Author:** [@sexy-trousers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sexy-trousers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/export-log-last-x-actions-lines/4765 "2010-03-26T02:40:51Z")
Would be nice to only export the last x number of actions performed or x number of lines of the log - a godsend for long running processes... TJ --- ## [Advanced date functions](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/advanced-date-functions/4760)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/advanced-date-functions/4760 "2010-03-01T02:29:03Z")
A simple interface that would allow you to set a variable with a date based on such things as today, yesterday, today - #days, day of week, day of month, etc. --- ## [SSIS / Dtexec Native Capability](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ssis-dtexec-native-capability/4764)
**Author:** [@jhuntjr](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/jhuntjr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 8:43am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ssis-dtexec-native-capability/4764 "2010-02-26T08:43:41Z")
We would like to be abile to natively call MS SQL Server SSIS packages like the current MSSQL DTSRun object. Our current workaround requires extended stored procedures and a command shell requiring an indepth knowledge… [Previous page](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/c/automise/feature-requests/13.md) [Next page](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/c/automise/feature-requests/13.md?page=2)