The External Application Launch task allows third party management software and other programs that function outside of IBM Director to be integrated with IBM Director. This new mechanism uses easy-to-create files, called CMDTask files, to add tasks that can be launched for managed objects. After a task is added, you can launch the task by opening it or by dragging and dropping it onto a managed object.
After you create a CMDTask file, it appears as a subtask of the External Application Launch task in the Task pane of IBM Director Console. You can create single tasks or groups of related tasks.