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Creating Suggest Resources Premium Automation

Important

Only Organization administrators can view, configure, and run automations.

Configuring the automation

To create the automation:

  1. On the Organization profile page, go to the Automations tab.

  2. In the Automation templates section, locate the Suggest Resource Premium template. Click the Configure button.

  3. In the Configure Suggest Resource Premium window, on the first screen set the following and click Next.

    • Automation name: A name for the automation.

    • Automation description: A brief description.

  4. In the Configure Suggest Resource Premium window, on the next screen set the following and click Next.

    • Resource Types: Select the types of resources the automation applies to.

      Important

      This automation is not available for datasets and projects.

  5. In the Configure Suggest Resource Premium window, on the next screen set the following and click Save and continue.

    • Approval group: Specify the group of users that can approve the suggested resources. You can specify 5 levels of approvers and each level can have one designated user group. Any user from that group can approve the resources.

Enabling automations

Once you have setup the automation, enable it so that the suggested resources can start going through the process.

To enable an automation:

  1. On the Organization profile page, go to the Automations tab.

  2. In the Automation section, locate the automation you want to enable and open it by clicking it.

  3. Click the Enable automation link. This option is available only for automations that have never been enabled. If you enable an automation and then disable it, it cannot be enabled again.

Viewing automation run history

Important

If the automation history is missing in the History tab, simply edit and re-save the automation. This action triggers a version upgrade for the automation, prompting the system to begin capturing the automation history.

To view the automation run history:

  1. On the Organization profile page, go to the Automations tab.

  2. In the Automations section, from the list of Activated or Archived automations, select the automation for which you want to view the automation history.

  3. On the History tab of the automation, you can view the following details.

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    Table 1.

    Item

    Details

    ID

    A unique identifier for the automation run.

    Start

    Relative time when the run of the automation was started. For example, 5 minutes ago, 3 months ago, etc. Hover over the field value to see the exact date and time.

    Triggered by

    Recorded every time a user suggests a resource. Possible values:

    • User: When user clicks the Suggest button on a resource page.

    Status

    The current status of the automation. Possible values:

    • Running: The moment user clicks the Suggest button on the resource page.

    • Waiting for Task Completion: The task associated with the suggested resource is not yet completed.

    • Success: The task associated with the suggested resource is completed successfully. The resource could be either accepted or rejected.

    • Error: An error occurred in the execution of the automation.



Editing automations

Any existing tasks that are in progress will not be impacted by the edits made to the automation configuration. The new configurations will take effect only for new tasks.

To edit an automation:

  1. On the Organization profile page, go to the Automations tab.

  2. In the Automations section, from the Activated or Pending Activation tabs, select the automation you want to edit. Note that Archived automations cannot be edited.

  3. Click the Edit Automations button. Follow the wizard to make any necessary adjustments to the automation configuration.

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Archiving automations

Important

Once you archive an automation it cannot be enabled again. Any requests that are in progress will not be available for any further action. Only active automations can be archived.

To archive an automation:

  1. On the Organization profile page, go to the Automations tab.

  2. In the Automation section, from the Activated tab, locate the automation you want to archive and open it.

  3. Click the Archive automation link.The archived automation is moved to the Archived tab.

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