SYS_ACT_PTTYP() returns undocumented "W"

Products

• CA Automic Workload Automation - Automation Engine
• CA Automic One Automation
• Automic SaaS

Issue/Introduction

In version 24.X, when running a script from within the AWI that uses the SYS_ACT_PTTYP() function, the script returns a "W".  This return code was not present in 21.0 or earlier and the documentation only mentions the return codes "A" and "C".

Steps to reproduce:

1. Create a script object
2. Insert the following code into the script:
   
   :SET &PTTYP# = SYS_ACT_PTTYP()
   :p &PTTYP#
   
   
3. Check the activation report for the return code.

Expected behavior:
The activation report should show one of the documented return codes - "C" or "A"

Actual behavior:
The activation report shows a "W" like in the following output:
2025-04-30 16:05:40 - U00020408 W

Environment

Automation Engine V24.X

Resolution

This behavior is as designed and a documentation change will be made to show something like:

The script function has the following return codes:

• • C
    Task was activated through the CallAPI
  • A
    Task was activated through one of the following interfaces:
    • Java Application Interface
    • Deployment Descriptor
  • W
    Task was activated through the Automic Web Interface