Orchestrating change through Workflow Jobs

Create and execute BMC Atrium Orchestrator workflows using a BMC BladeLogic Server Automation Workflow Job.

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Set up a Workflow Job. The job can incorporate Atrium Orchestrator workflows, which in turn can run other types of BMC BladeLogic Server Automation jobs.

For a complete description of creating and running Workflow Jobs in BMC BladeLogic Server Automation, see "Workflow Jobs" in the BMC BladeLogic Server Automation User Guide. For specific instructions about configuring the Workflow Job to run other child jobs, see "Configuring input parameters in a process."

Pause a job until pre-conditions are met (for example, approval is obtained).

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When defining a Workflow Job, specify that it requires Remedy approval. Jobs set up in this way communicate with BMC Atrium Orchestrator to reference an existing Remedy ticket or to generate a new ticket. The job can obtain approval automatically so the Workflow Job can proceed without any human intervention. Or, the job can require manual approval. In that case, the job pauses until an administrator reviews and approves the job. Once approved, BMC Atrium Orchestrator restarts the paused job.

For information on configuring BMC BladeLogic Server Automation for job approvals, see "Enabling BMC Remedy ITSM integration for job approval" in the BMC BladeLogic Server Automation Administration Guide.

For information on setting up the required integration between BMC Remedy ITSM, BMC Atrium Orchestrator and BMC BladeLogic Server Automation, see the BMC Continuous Compliance for Server Automation Solution Getting Started Guide.

Monitor workflow status.

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Monitor Workflow Jobs like any other BMC BladeLogic Server Automation job by watching jobs in progress, viewing job results, and reading job logs. The Workflow Job log can include messages generated by BMC Atrium Orchestrator.

For information on viewing job results, see "Viewing Workflow Job results and logs" in the BMC BladeLogic Server Automation User Guide.

Run conditional logic (for example, if workflow 1 fails, then abort and do not do step 2).

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Use the functionality of BMC Atrium Orchestrator to set up a workflow that includes conditional logic. Once a workflow is designed in this way a Workflow Job can execute different child jobs depending on the results of previous jobs.

For information on using BMC Atrium Orchestrator to set up processes and insert conditions, see "Process Design" in BMC Atrium Orchestrator Development Studio User Guide.
 
For information about BLCLI commands you can insert into BMC Atrium Orchestrator processes to launch different jobs, see "BLCLI commands for inclusion in a process" in the BMC BladeLogic Server Automation Users Guide

Get user input within a job run

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Specify data that Atrium Orchestrator may require by entering parameters for the Workflow Job. By defining information in this way, it can be provided automatically to the Workflow Job.

For more information on defining user input for a Workflow Job, see "Configuring input parameters in a process" in BMC BladeLogic Server Automation User Guide.

For information about some of the BLCLI commands you may want to include in a BMC Atrium Orchestrator process, see "BLCLI commands for inclusion in a process" in the BMC BladeLogic Server Automation Users Guide.

See the Workflow Job results and status, and from them see the results of any child jobs.

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In BMC BladeLogic Server Automation, use the Jobs folder to see the results of all runs of a Workflow Job. If you set up the executeWorkflowChildJob and executeWorkflowChildJobId BLCLI commands, you can also see the results of any child jobs that the Workflow Job initiated.

See "Viewing Workflow Job results and logs" in the BMC BladeLogic Server Automation User Guide.