# IT Workflow Automation

Effortlessly automate mundane tasks with OpManager's curated Workflows.

[![Workflow Automation Software - ManageEngine OpManager](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gijlHhIkTzg/hqdefault.jpg)](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/gijlHhIkTzg)

Administrators have preset routine (run book) tasks to perform either during network faults or as an ongoing maintenance task. These maintenance tasks include checking critical servers, services, and more. When the network has hundreds of devices (usually more), this maintenance process becomes daunting for the network admins as it requires substantial amount of resources and time. Luckily, with the help of [network automation](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/network-automation.html?it-workflow-automation) workflow, these repetitive, laborious maintenance tasks can now be simplified. Apart from the maintenance tasks, IT admins can design and automate workflows to [troubleshoot network issues](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/troubleshooting-network-issues.html?it-workflow-automation).

## Why does your organization need an integrated workflow automation tool?

An IT workflow automation tool comes in handy when the network is large and constantly multiplying its resources. Just with any other software, the workflow automation software too has some challenges. The real challenge with most workflow automation tools is that they are not tightly integrated with the NMS. This is why installing a [network monitoring solution](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/?workflow-automation) that has a well-integrated and robust workflow automation platform is crucial.

Here are some reasons why you should choose an integrated workflow automation tool.

- A versatile workflow automation system helps streamline and simplify network related tasks. This way, the repetitive manual tasks are automated and lets network administrators focus on mission critical tasks.
- Using a workflow automation software helps reduce operational costs since the manual effort is reduced in executing repetitive tasks.
- Integrated workflow systems ensure better visibility across various operations, thereby enabling better tracking and monitoring.
- They also help maintain quality and consistency by executing pre-defined cascade of actions. Not just that, these workflow systems also speed up operations, resulting in an agile work environment.

Hence, installing an integrating workflow automation tool can be a game changer for your network environment.

## Benefits of using an enterprise IT workflow automation tool

- Automated workflows help resolve issues faster and reduce MTTR (Mean Time To Repair).
- Inherit your IT infrastructure best practices and ensure structured/ proven methods to handle incidents and problems.
- Automate repeated activity executions for efficient IT management.
- Avoid human errors and substantially reduce support and operational costs.

Here is how ManageEngine OpManager can help you automate your network management.

## OpManager - Workflow Automation Software

ManageEngine OpManager is a powerful network monitoring solution with a tightly coupled IT automation workflow. With OpManager's enterprise workflow automation, you can start/stop/resume services, processes, and automate other tasks with over 70 workflow actions based on user-defined conditions.

OpManager’s IT workflow automation tool:

- [Code-free IT workflow automation with out-of-the-box checks and actions](#code-free-it-workflow-automation-software-without-of-the-box-checks-and-actions)
- [An agile and flexible drag-n-drop workflow builder](#an-agile-and-flexible-drag-n-drop-automation-workflow-builder)
- [Initiate IT workflow on network faults or on a routine basis](#initiate-the-workflow-automation-rules-on-network-faults-or-as-an-ongoing-maintenance-tasks)
- [Record the IT workflow procedures as an XML and ensure structured practices across IT](#record-the-it-automation-workflow-procedures-as-an-xml-and-ensure-structured-practices-across-it)
- [Audit trails of workflow progresses and logs with detailed workflow execution log reports](#audit-trails-of-workflow-progresses-and-logs-with-detailed-it-workflow-execution-logs-reports)

### Code-free IT workflow automation software without-of-the-box checks and actions

Over 70 workflow checks and actions grouped under 9 different categories, including [VMware ESX](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/vmware-esx-host-monitoring.html?workflow-automation) actions are available for you to construct a powerful workflow rule to suit your IT management need. Just create workflows using these out-of-the-box checks and actions to the workflow builder and you are good to go.

You don’t have to skim through complex scripts and codes to automate your IT. OpManager IT workflow automation is carefully built with user friendly interface and code-free IT automation to help you build workflow rules quickly.

![IT Workflow Automation in OpManager: Code-free IT workflow automation software without-of-the-box checks and actions](https://cdn.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/it-workflow-automation.png)

### An agile and flexible drag-n-drop automation workflow builder

The intuitive drag-n-drop workflow builder makes it simple to create new workflow rules for every administrator. Besides defining new workflows, you can modify an existing workflow by making changes to the conditions or actions inside the workflow builder.

![IT Workflow Automation in OpManager: An agile and flexible drag-n-drop automation workflow builder](https://cdn.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/run-book-automation.png)

### Initiate the workflow automation rules on network faults or as an ongoing maintenance tasks

The application of IT run book automation can be initiated when there is a [network fault](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/fault-monitoring.html?workflow-automation), or as ongoing maintenance tasks, or even on an ad-hoc basis. OpManager IT workflow automation module gives you the free hand to trigger workflow in all the aforementioned situations.

![IT Workflow Automation in OpManager: Initiate the workflow automation rules on network faults or as an ongoing maintenance tasks](https://cdn.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/it-automation-info.png)

### Record the IT automation workflow procedures as an XML and ensure structured practices across IT

Using OpManager, seasoned administrators who are well-informed of their organization’s IT setup, can create IT workflow rules to meet the organization’s requirement. Contextual workflows address your specific IT automation needs, leading to minimized downtime and reduced time to repair a fault. These structured, time invested, useful documents can now be preserved as XML files with the option to export the workflows and also import them even into other instances of OpManager when there is a need.

![IT Workflow Automation in OpManager: Record the IT automation workflow procedures as an XML and ensure structured practices across IT](https://cdn.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/it-run-book.png)

### Audit trails of workflow progresses and logs with detailed IT workflow execution logs reports

Every executed workflow is recorded under "[Execution logs](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/workflow-execution-logs.html?workflow-automation)" for future audits. This report comes handy when the administrators want to make sure what has happened during a particular workflow execution.

![IT Workflow Automation in OpManager: Audit trails of workflow progresses and logs with detailed IT workflow execution logs report](https://cdn.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/images/it-workflow-logs.png)

## Related Products

- [Network Monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/?relPrd)
- [Bandwidth Monitoring & Traffic Analysis](https://www.manageengine.com/products/netflow/?relPrd)
- [Network Configuration Management](https://www.manageengine.com/network-configuration-manager/?relPrd)
- [Switch Port & IP Address Management](https://www.manageengine.com/products/oputils/?relPrd)
- [Firewall Management](https://www.manageengine.com/products/firewall/?relPrd)
- [Network Monitoring Software for MSPs](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring-msp/?relPrd)
- [IT Operations Management](https://www.manageengine.com/it-operations-management/)
- [Application Performance Monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/?relPrd)