Deployment Perform Workflows step

Use the Perform Workflows step to complete the Perform Workflows step in the deployment checklist. Specifically you can open and perform the workflows defined for the software being deployed. This step appears in the checklist when the software being deployed has one or more defined workflows.

The Perform workflows table lists the workflows you can open when the software being deployed has one or more defined workflows.

For a description of the items displayed on the Perform workflows page, see the following sections:

Columns in the Perform Workflows table

Table 1. Perform Workflows table
Column Description
Sequence Order in which you should open the workflows.
Name The name for the workflow. Click the name link to open the workflow instance in the Workflows task.
Description The description for the workflow.
Messages Indicator of whether a message has occurred for the workflow. If so, the message ID will be displayed.
Status Status of the workflow. One of the following values is displayed:
In progress
One or more steps in the workflow are started.
Automation in progress
The workflow contains an automated step that is running.
Complete
The workflow is complete; all steps are marked complete or skipped.
Canceled
The workflow is canceled and cannot be performed.
Archived
The workflow has been archived, and can only be opened for viewing.
Not found
The workflow cannot be found.
If the Status column is blank, the workflow has not yet been opened.
Percent Complete Percentage of the workflow steps that are completed.
System Nickname of the system on which the workflow steps are performed.
Owner User ID of the workflow owner.
Vendor Name of the vendor that provided the workflow definition.
Version Version of the workflow definition file.
Created Date and time when the workflow instance was created.
Created By User ID of the user that created the workflow instance.
Note: The Vendor, Version, Created, and Created By columns are not default columns. They are only be displayed if you perform the Configure Columns action and add those columns to the Perform Workflows page.

Actions for the Perform Workflows page

The actions are described in the following tables:

  • Targeted actions. Actions that apply to the selected workflows. To use a targeted action, select one or more workflow.
  • Table actions. Actions that apply to the entire table. No selection is required.
Table 2. Targeted actions
Action Description
Open If the workflow has not been previously opened, this action creates a workflow instance. It then opens the selected instance in the Workflows task.
Table 3. Table actions
Action Description
Select All Select all of the rows in the table.
Deselect All Deselect all of the selected rows in the table.
Configure Columns Select the columns to display in the table, specify the order of those columns, and designate which columns should be fixed in position when the table is scrolled horizontally.
Hide Filter Row Remove the filter row from view. This action is listed only when the filter row is displayed in the table.
Show Filter Row Display the filter row. This action is listed only when the filter row is not displayed in the table.
Clear Sorts Clear the sort from all of the columns in the table. This action is disabled if no sorting is specified in the table.
Export Table Data Select one of the following options:
  • Current® View: Export only the rows and columns that are currently included in the table.
  • All Data: Export all the rows and columns that are available for the table.
Print Table Data Select one of the following options:
  • Current View: Print only the rows and columns that are currently included in the table.
  • All Data: Print all the rows and columns that are available for the table.