Connecting a Catalog Item With System Center Orchestrator

App Portal can integrate with the Microsoft System Center Orchestrator workflow tool. Orchestrator is a workflow management solution for the data center. Orchestrator lets you automate the creation, monitoring, and deployment of resources in your environment.

If App Portal is connected to System Center Orchestrator, App Portal will have the ability to trigger a workflow at various points during an App Portal request lifecycle.

Orchestrator workflows can execute complex, long-running tasks such as creating AD User account, building virtual machines and performing complex logic such as loops and branches.

Important:In order for App Portal to communicate with Workflow Manager, App Portal must be connected to the System Center Orchestrator. See Connecting to Microsoft System Center Orchestrator.

Important:In order to add a System Center Orchestrator action to a catalog item, you must have at least Read permission on Runbooks in System Center Orchestrator. For instructions, see Assigning System Center Orchestrator Runbooks Permissions.

To connect a catalog item to System Center Orchestrator:

1. Open a catalog item’s Catalog Item Properties dialog box.
2. Open the Actions tab.
3. In the Current Events and Actions column, select the event that you want to trigger the submission of a System Center Orchestrator workflow (such as On Submit Approval or On Fail Install).
4. From the Select a service list, select Orchestrator Action. Automatically, Orchestrator Method will be selected from the second drop down list.
5. From the Add Orchestrator Runbook list, select an existing Orchestrator Runbook.

Note:A System Center Orchestrator Runbook contains the instructions for an automated task or process.

6. Provide the information requested per the selected Orchestrator Runbook.
7. Click Add. The action is now listed in the Current Events and Actions list.