Introduction to Scripting

A script is a developer-defined action sequence stored for later execution. By compressing a series of tasks into a saved item that can be executed with a click, scripts can save users an enormous amount of time while improving consistency, reducing errors, and increasing productivity. Scripting liberates users from having to manually perform mundane data entry chores and allows them to focus more attention on creative endeavors and customer engagement. Scripts are constructed by choosing from the numerous built-in steps that can navigate, search, sort, print, export, communicate, and more. Additional steps are added to this library by plug-ins (Chapter 28 ). This chapter introduces scripting, covering the following topics: