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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3
Product: Concepts ..................................................................................................................... 3
Interface ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Objects: Concepts...................................................................................................................... 8
Objects: Demo ..........................................................................................................................11
Operations ................................................................................................................................12
Miscellaneous ...........................................................................................................................14
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Introduction
Hello, and welcome to this online learning program by AUTOMIC.
This is the supporting documentation for the ONE AUTOMATION FOUNDATIONS COURSE.
We recommend you download this document for your convenience. It provides an outline of the
course, a breakdown of each section and module with the main learning objectives and points.
Product: Concepts
Module Overview
Module outline
1. Solution overview
2. Functional capabilities
3. Technical architecture
4. Components
Solution Overview
ONE Automation
Suite of products for automation of IT Operations:
- Workload Automation (AWA)
- Release Automation (ARA)
- Service Orchestration / Provision (ASO)
Automation Engine
Technical solution: Baseline for all ONE Automation products
AE natively assumes AWA responsibilities
ARA and ASO are “add-ons” to the Engine
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Functional Capabilities: AWA
Core objects
Clients, Jobs, File Transfers, Workflows, Calendars, Schedules
Synchronization capabilities
Conditions, Dependencies
Scripting language
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Technical architecture – Overview
Host components
Agent software on hosts with automation
Specific agent software exists based on:
(a) OS agents: Windows, HPUX, AIX…
(b) Application agents: SAP, SQL-Server…
Interface
Web interface
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Components
Components
1. Database
2. Engine
3. Agents
4. Web Interface (AWI)
Takeaways
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Interface
Module Overview
Takeaways
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Objects: Concepts
Module Overview
Core objects
Definition: Folders – Jobs – File Transfers – Workflows
Automation: Events – Calendars – Schedules
Orchestration
Dependencies
Conditions
Interactions
Notifications
PromptSets
Operations
Queues
Core Objects
Object-based model
One Automation model relies on objects
Folders
They structure and organize the environment
They file objects in dedicated locations
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Automation: Model
Core objects
Folders – Jobs – File Transfers – Calendars – Workflows – Schedules
Orchestration
Orchestration
Mechanisms to prevent executable jobs from executing unless certain conditions are met
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Interaction
Interaction
Two objects to interact with system
Notifications (”CALL”)
Messages (requests, alarms, emails) sent to users informing them of certain events
PromptSets (”PRPT”)
Interactive screens - Allow users to feed values to the system
Queues
Queues
Separate spaces in which executable processes are submitted
Provide added controls: Processes can be sorted out, separated, controlled...
Takeaways
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Objects: Demo
Module Overview
Part 1
1. Folders, Jobs and File Transfers
2. Workflows
3. Dependencies & Conditions
4. Calendars
5. Schedules
Part 2
6. Notifications
7. PromptSets
8. Queues
Takeaways
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Operations
Module Overview
BLOCKED (ORANGE)
Executed objects but incomplete
Processing stopped, Agent stopped, Workflow blocked...
WAITING (BLUE)
Objects posted but not executing
Waiting for start time, manual release, preconditions...
ACTIVE (GREEN)
Statuses of objects currently executing
Started, active, escalated...
ANY OK (GREY)
All objects completed with normal status
Completed, skipped...
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Actions
Comments : Opens a task’s comment window - Notes can be written - Can never be removed
Delete Entry : Deletes tasks waiting for start of group - Uncommon (Job Group object)
Detail : Displays task’s status Detail window - Provides information about status
Go and Go Recursive : Restarts a Workflow after it was stopped with the STOP command
Modify status manually : Changes task’s current status - Handle with care !
Statuses should not be changed manually - This should be exceptional
Take Over Task : Tasks run under user who started them
They can be taken over by another user - This requires appropriate privileges
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Takeaways
1. You understand the basic responsibilities of an end-user and the functions at your disposal
2. You know why the Service Catalog perspective is your go-to environment in AWI
3. You understand the concept of personal and team Favorites
4. You know what a Job report and Workflow Monitor are
5. You can add comments to an execution
6. You are comfortable with the five key status groups and use actions to manage an execution
7. You can set up a recurring execution without a Schedule execution
Miscellaneous
Module Overview
Other functions
ARA Perspective
ARA Widgets
Analytics Widgets
Takeaways
1. You know that AWA works natively with an AE instance, while ARA and ASO require add-ons
2. You know that ARA is an AWI Perspective, and what an ARA-specific AE looks like
3. You know that ARA also has its own Widget type
4. You understand the purpose of Analytics, which are a Widget type
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platform which powers the enterprise, application and
infrastructure. Now, as the consumerization of IT accelerates,
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data. We challenge conventional thinking, enabling our
customers to be faster, smarter, in control. Automic – the
standard in business automation.
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