Creating workflows

Workflows are job templates that allow a flow of jobs in the Automation controller. They are represented in a visualizer or workflow node list. Workflows can consist of job templates, project syncs, inventory source sync, and other workflows. Each of these items is linked by basic logic gates to determine which item in the flow is executed next.

Returning to job templates and projects, workflows combine job templates, and they do not care which project a job template comes from. A design decision can be made to separate projects with playbooks that are used in multiple workflows. This section will go into the details of creating workflows and the basics of using logic between the different nodes. Putting these items together along with strategies for playbooks, job templates, and nodes will be covered in Chapter 11, Creating Advanced Workflows and Jobs.

Workflow basics

Workflows are made up of three basic parts: the workflow template, the survey, and the...