Adding a Workflow

To add a workflow, follow the steps given below:

  1. Click on Workflows on the left pane and select New Workflow.
  2. Drag and drop the required conditions and actions from the left panel to editor panel.
  3. Enter a Name for the condition and actions.
  4. To edit or delete a condition or action, click on it and select edit or delete icon. 

 

  1. Click Trigger at the top of the page. 
  2. Associate the workflow to the devices.
    1. Click on the Devices tab.
    2. Select the devices in Available Devices column and move to Selected devices column. Use the search box to search the devices.
    3. Click Next
  3. Configure the alarm trigger to trigger a workflow when an alarm is raised or configure schedule trigger if you want to schedule this workflow for periodical execution.
    1. Click on the Trigger tab.
    2. Click on the Alarm Trigger option. Select the required criteria. Executes this workflow on the associated devices, if any of the criteria is satisfied.
    3. Schedule the workflow execution. Click on the Schedule Trigger option. Configure the date and time.
    4. Click Next
  4. Configure the delayed and recurring triggerring of worflow
    1. Enter a Name, Description, and Tags for the workflow.  
    2. Define Time: Select either Apply this profile all time or Apply this profile during the below mentioned time window. Selecting the latter keeps the Workflow active only during the specified days and hours.
    3. Delayed Trigger: If you want the workflow to be triggered at a delay, enter the delay time (in minutes). If you don't want to trigger the workflow if the alarm has been acknowledged in the mean time, you can select the 'Do not trigger if alarm is acknowledged' check box.
    4. Recurring Trigger: This option helps you trigger the workflow at regular intervals, till the alarm is cleared. Enter the trigger interval and number of triggers. If you don't want to trigger the workflow repeatedly if the alarm has been acknowledged, you can select the 'Do not trigger if alarm is acknowledged' check box.
    5. Click Save 

The workflow has been successfully added. It will be executed on the associated devices at the scheduled time or when any of the criteria selected is satisfied. You can check the output of the workflow in the Workflow Logs.

Sample Workflow
Following is a sample workflow which helps gets executed automatically when a device down alarm is raised. This workflow sends ping request, if passed does DNS Lookup and adds the output as notes to the alarm.


Workflow Execution Logs for the sample workflow:

Click on Workflows from the left pane and select Workflow Logs


Editing a Workflow:

To edit a workflows, follow the steps given below:

  1. Click on Workflows from the left pane and click on the respective workflow name to edit.  
  2. The workflow panel opens. Click Trigger button on top to perform the changes you want to do and click Next.
  3. Modify the name, description, tags, associated devices, schedule, and alarm trigger options if required.
  4. Click Save

 

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