Integrating AdminStudio and Workflow Manager

Workflow Manager 2020

AdminStudio is a software packaging and testing solution. It includes a suite of tools—including Application Manager, Repackager, and InstallShield Editor—that systems administrators use to migrate their organization software to Windows Installer and deploy error-free software packages that meet enterprise requirements and standards.

You can use AdminStudio with Workflow Manager to make software packaging procedures easier and more efficient:

AdminStudio and Workflow Manager Integration

Topic

Description

Using Automated Workflow Steps to Perform AdminStudio Tasks

Workflow Manager leverages AdminStudio’s web APIs to provide out-of-the-box support for enhanced automation data elements/workflow steps that make it possible to execute many AdminStudio tasks including:

• Importing a package into the Application Catalog and performing testing
• Viewing test results
• Setting the target environment
• Setting packaging formats
• Setting distribution points
• Publishing applications
• Viewing reports
• Viewing and setting application properties

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Using iPlugin to Automatically Perform AdminStudio Tasks in a Workflow Request

You can use the IPlugin interface to import packages into the Application Catalog and perform validation and conflict analysis as part of a Workflow Manager workflow step via command line using AdminStudio Application Manager.

Connecting the AdminStudio Client Tools to the AdminStudio Enterprise Server Application Catalog

To integrate the AdminStudio client tools and Workflow Manager, you have to open AdminStudio and connect to the AdminStudio Enterprise Server Application Catalog where Workflow Manager is installed.

Associating a Workflow Manager Request with a Package

You can associate a Workflow Manager Request with a package, from either the AdminStudio or Workflow Manager interfaces. This links that package’s Package Report with the Request’s Workflow Report.

Sharing AdminStudio Extended Attribute Data With Workflow Manager Workflows

You can define a AdminStudio data group so that Data elements are automatically created based upon the elements defined in the Adminstudio Extended Attributes XML file.

Defining a Workflow Manager Phase as an AdminStudio Workflow Project

When defining a Template, you can choose to define a workflow phase as an AdminStudio Workflow project, and receive progress notification from AdminStudio as the project steps are completed.