This step of the snapshot process is for running steps required by the plugins or extensions which you have downloaded and installed on to your CAST databases that need to run specific steps during the analysis process.

More information on extensions can be found here: CAST 8.0: CAST AIP Extensions Documentation

The Loglines generated by this task is shown below

ApplicationExtensions.castlog log file

Sample results of an application extension log file

Running application level Extensions

2016-09-19 16:26:17,116             INFO   MODULMSG ; Body      Running Extensions at application level  ...

 2016-09-19 16:26:17,116            INFO   MODULMSG ; Body      Connecting to knowledge base ...

 2016-09-19 16:26:18,709            INFO   MODULMSG ; Body      Connecting to knowledge base Done

 2016-09-19 16:26:18,741            INFO   MODULMSG ; Body      Registering Extension com.castsoftware.rpg 1.0.3

 2016-09-19 16:26:18,743            DEBUG               MODULMSG ; Body      Marking extension jobs as unused ...

 2016-09-19 16:26:18,746            DEBUG               MODULMSG ; Body      Marking extension jobs as unused Done

 2016-09-19 16:26:18,746            DEBUG               MODULMSG ; Body      Deleting unused job extension ...

 2016-09-19 16:26:18,805            DEBUG               MODULMSG ; Body      Deleting unused job extension done

 2016-09-19 16:26:18,805            INFO   MODULMSG ; Body      Running Extensions at application level Done 

CAST-MS log file

Section of CAST-MS log file dealing with Run application Level Plugins step as shown in the log above. 

Run Extensions Task

INF: 2016-09-19 16:26:15:              starting Task Run Extensions at application level for CPP

INF: 2016-09-19 16:26:15:              C:\Program Files\CAST\8.0/ThirdParty\Python34\python.exe C:\Program Files\CAST\8.0/ThirdParty\Python34\Lib\site-packages\cast\application\internal\run_plugins.py --log C:\Users\JMC~1.CAS\AppData\Local\Temp\CAST\CAST\8.0\LISA\b1ff1ab4e50b43eaa746137ec399b0d7\ApplicationExtensions.castlog --application CPP --database postgresql --host JMCE7440W7 --port 2280 --user operator --password ****** --schema prod800_local --castdirectory C:\Program Files\CAST\8.0 --event end_application --temporary C:\Users\JMC~1.CAS\AppData\Local\Temp\CAST\CAST\8.0\LTSA/b1ff1ab4e50b43eaa746137ec399b0d7 --intermediate C:\Users\JMC~1.CAS\AppData\Local\Temp\CAST\CAST\8.0\LISA/b1ff1ab4e50b43eaa746137ec399b0d7

INF: 2016-09-19 16:26:18:              Task message: No Task message

INF: 2016-09-19 16:26:18:              Log file: C:\Users\JMC~1.CAS\AppData\Local\Temp\CAST\CAST\8.0\LISA\b1ff1ab4e50b43eaa746137ec399b0d7\ApplicationExtensions.castlog

INF: 2016-09-19 16:26:18:              ending Task Run Extensions at application level for CPP