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View the available runbooks, find matching runbooks for the events that you need to resolve, and run the runbooks. You can also review the runbooks that you have used to date.

Run your first runbook
Load and reset example runbooks
IBM® Runbook Automation provides ready-to-go sample runbooks. Load the examples to explore what you can do with runbooks.
Create a runbook
Document your existing operational procedures using the runbook editor. Share the knowledge and experience that you documented in a runbook with your team members.
Converting existing operational procedures into runbooks
Convert your existing operational procedures to runbooks by using a tool that is provided within a sample runbook.
Edit a runbook
The runbook editor provides editing capabilities as well as runbook elements that help to document operational procedures. Runbook elements are designed to avoid mistakes.
Configuring runbook creation
Use these procedures to define the runbook creation process and control the publication of runbooks.
Runbook versions
You can use versioning to create incremental improvements to runbooks and monitor the success of changes. Subject Matter Experts can continuously improve the quality of runbooks by using the comments provided and available run metrics. As a result different versions of a runbook will be created.
Save and publish a runbook
Creating a runbook involves documenting complex steps. These steps must be reviewed and tested before you can publish the runbook for use in production.
Filtering runbooks
Filter by status, groups, or tags to easily locate runbooks.
Assigning runbooks to groups
Each runbook can be assigned to one or more groups, or left unassigned.
Export and import runbooks
Export and import runbooks by sending requests to the HTTP API. You can use existing tools to send requests, for example cURL, Postman for Chrome, or RESTClient for Firefox.
Delete a runbook
Users assigned the RBA Manager role can delete a runbook.
Activities
See recently executed runbooks, including runbooks in progress.

Parent topic: Managing runbooks and automations