Workflow Execution
When you execute a workflow, a service request is created. You can execute a workflow directly, schedule a workflow to run later, or create a trigger to run a workflow when certain conditions are met. You can also create a policy to execute workflows on VMs.
Each of these options is briefly outlined here.
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Execute a Workflow Directly - You can execute a selected workflow immediately. Navigate to Workflow Designer, then choose Execute Now.
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Schedule a Service Request to be Executed Later - You can schedule execution of a selected workflow. Navigate to Schedule.
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Trigger Conditional Workflow Execution - You can create a trigger to execute a workflow when a set of conditions is met. Navigate to Triggers.
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Create an Action Policy - You can create a policy to execute workflows on VMs within a virtual data center (vDC). Navigate to User VM Action Policy, then add the policy to a virtual data center (vDC).
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Detailed instructions and examples are given in the following sections.