Defining Automated AdminStudio Integration Workflow Steps

Workflow Manager 2020

Edition:This feature is available when you have purchased AdminStudio Enterprise Edition.

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

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

This enhanced integration helps AdminStudio users leverage the built-in functionality of Workflow Manager, including approvals, email, issues, conditional logic, custom pages, reports, and integration with AdminStudio Inventory and Rationalization and FlexNet Manager Suite.

You can edit the out-of-the-box automation templates (Application Readiness Process Template or Mobile Application Request Template) or create new templates that incorporate these AdminStudio tasks by using the AdminStudio-related workflow step types and data element data types.

Important:Please note the following before executing the workflow:

AdminStudio does not need to be installed on the same machine as Workflow Manager to use this integration. The only requirement is that AdminStudio and Workflow Manager must be connected to the same Application Catalog database.
Make sure the port 8086 is open for communication in the machine where AdminStudio is running.
Make sure AdminStudio host process is running on the AdminStudio machine
Enter the AdminStudio Url in your Workflow Manager Settings >> Company Preferences >> Company Name >> AdminStudio Url, See Setting Preferences on the Company Preferences Page

Using Workflow Manager’s automated AdminStudio integration features, you can perform the following tasks as part of a workflow request:

Selecting Existing AdminStudio Packages
Importing New Packages into AdminStudio
Uploading Folder Contents
Testing Packages and Viewing Test Results
Distributing Packages
Specifying Package Formats and Target Environments
Adding Reports to Workflow Requests
Displaying Package Properties in a Workflow Request
Setting Package Properties in a Workflow Request