How do I execute a workflow on an object?

Purpose

Use this procedure to execute a workflow on the following objects in the Object Troubleshooting dashboard:

  • NE

  • service

  • port

  • link

  • subscriber

Your workflows must be configured in NSP Workflows before you can execute them in the Object Troubleshooting dashboard; see Using workflows in the NSP Network Automation Guide.

You must configure your workflows with an Input parameter called targetObject and then Autogenerate the Input form. The workflows must also include a tag for the target object type, as shown in the following table:

Target object type

Tag values

NE

<Object-Troubleshooting>

<NE>

Service

<Object-Troubleshooting>

<SERVICE>

Port

<Object-Troubleshooting>

<PORT>

Link

<Object-Troubleshooting>

<LINK>

Subscriber

<Object-Troubleshooting>

<SUBSCRIBER>

Steps
 
1 

Open Object Troubleshooting and select the object you want to execute a workflow on, as described in How do I troubleshoot a network object?.

The target object opens in the Object Troubleshooting dashboard.

2 

Click png42.png Execute Workflow in the upper right-hand corner of the Troubleshooting Summary board.

The Workflow Execution form opens with the target object name displayed.

3 

Click in the Workflow Name field and select the workflow you want to execute.

4 

Specify any required workflow inputs.

5 

Click Execute.

When the workflow completes, the Workflow Execution form displays its status in the Input and Output tabs.

After you execute the workflow, you can access it in the png43.png Workflow Basket on the NSP banner. The Workflow Basket displays the 10 most-recently executed workflows.

End of steps