Adding a Workflow
To add a workflow, follow the steps given below:
- Click on Workflow tab
and select New Workflow.
- Drag and drop the required conditions and actions from the left
panel to editor panel.

- Enter a Name for the
condition and actions.
- To edit or delete a condition or action, click on it and select
edit or delete icon.

- Click Next.
- Enter a Name, Description, and Tags for the workflow.
- Associate the workflow to the
devices.
- Click on 'Click here to
specify devices' link corresponding to Devices tab.
- Select the devices in Available Devices column and move to
Selected devices column. Use the search box to search the devices.
- Click Update button
to associate the workflow to the devices.
- Schedule the workflow execution. This is not required if you want
this workflow to be triggered when an alarm is raised (point 7).
- Click on 'Click here to
specify workflow schedule' link corresponding to Schedule tab.
- Configure the date and time.
- Click Update button to
save the schedule.
- Configure the alarm trigger to trigger a workflow when an alarm
is raised. This is not required if you want to schedule this workflow
for periodical execution (point 6).
- Click on 'Click here to
specify alarm trigger' link corresponding to Alarm Trigger tab.
- Select the required criteria. Executes this workflow on the
associated devices, if any of the criteria is satisfied.
- Define the 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.
- Click Update button.
- Click Save & Finish.
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:

Editing a Workflow
To edit a workflow, follow the steps given below:
- Click on Workflow tab.
- Mouseover the workflow you want to edit and click on Edit link.

- The workflow edit panel opens. Perform the changes you want to do
and click Next.
- Modify the name, description, tags, associated devices, schedule,
and alarm trigger options if required.
- Click Save & Finish.
Deleting a Workflow
To delete a workflow, follow the steps given below:
- Click on Workflow tab.
- Mouseover the workflow you want to edit and click on Delete link.
- Click OK to confirm
deletion.
Copying a Workflow
You can save a copy of the workflow for easy modification. To copy a
workflow, follow the steps given below:
- Click on Workflow tab.
- Mouseover the workflow you want to edit and click on Copy As link.
- Edit the workflow as per your requirements.
- Click Save & Finish.
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