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4. If you selected the Advanced control type, optionally select an item from the 

Timing drop-down list which best describes the order in which you want this 
custom action to run with your other custom actions. 

Table 3-4

 describes the timing 

options. If the timing does not matter, keep the Default setting.

N O T E

Timing does not affect the order in which custom actions 
run with other Active Upgrade tasks. Use this option only 
if you want to ensure that one custom action runs before 
or after another custom action.

Advanced

Executes the custom action during every step of the Active Upgrade 
process, including interim steps such as PrepareSplit and 
PrepareMerge, which occur prior to the Split and Merge operations.

This control type allows you to have more precise control over a 
custom action. Your executable file runs each time the upgrade 
process switches states, but you can write a program with conditional 
statements based on Active Upgrade environment variables to specify 
exactly when and where particular tasks should be executed. For 
example, you can write a conditional statement that triggers only on 
the Upgrade Side if the system is in merge mode. See 

“Using Active 

Upgrade Environment Variables” on page 3-16

 for more information.

If you have more than one custom action, the Advanced control type 
also allows you to control the order in which the custom actions are 
executed (step 

4

).

Backup

Executes the custom action when the system is merged, allowing you 
to back up files that were modified on the Production Side system disk 
while the system was in split mode (before these files are lost during 
the commit process).

Default

Executes the custom action in the default, consecutive order.

Early

Executes the custom action early in the list of custom actions, before 
items marked as Default or Late.

Late

Executes the custom action late in the list of custom actions, after 
items marked as Early or Default.

Table 3-3. Control Types for Custom Actions (Continued)