community.network.iap_start_workflow – Start a workflow in the Itential Automation Platform

Note

This plugin is part of the community.network collection (version 2.1.1).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.network.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.network.iap_start_workflow.

Synopsis

  • This will start a specified workflow in the Itential Automation Platform with given arguments.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
description
string / required
Provide the description for the workflow
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Use HTTPS to connect
By default using http
iap_fqdn
string / required
Provide the fqdn for the Itential Automation Platform
iap_port
string / required
Provide the port number for the Itential Automation Platform
token_key
string / required
Token key generated by iap_token module for the Itential Automation Platform
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
If no, SSL certificates for the target url will not be validated. This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
variables
dictionary / required
Provide the values to the job variables
workflow_name
string / required
Provide the workflow name

Examples

- name: Start a workflow in the Itential Automation Platform
  community.network.iap_start_workflow:
    iap_port: 3000
    iap_fqdn: localhost
    token_key: "DFSFSFHFGFGF[DSFSFAADAFASD%3D"
    workflow_name: "RouterUpgradeWorkflow"
    description: "OS-Router-Upgrade"
    variables: {"deviceName":"ASR9K"}
  register: result

- ansible.builtin.debug: var=result

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
msg
string
always
The msg will contain the error code or status of the workflow
response
dictionary
always
The result contains the response from the call


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