How to Loop over Child Jobs in IAP Workflows

Itential’s unique automation capabilities enables NetDevOps teams to easily loop child jobs within an automation workflow, providing a convenient form to run subtasks within a larger automation as many times as necessary. By leveraging JSON Schema Transformation (JSTs) within workflows with looped child jobs, users can select from parallel and sequential looped jobs that are either dynamic or static. These features give teams the flexibility they need to tailor workflows to their exact needs.

In this ItentiaLearn demo learn step-by-step how to:

  • Create looped child jobs in Itential’s low-code automation canvas.
  • Loop over child jobs in an automation workflow.
  • Select from different options to loop child jobs.
  • Use a form and data transformation for variable mapping and iteration.

Demo Notes

(So you can skip ahead, if you want.)

00:00 Intro & Overview of Demo
00:31 Explanation of Pre-Builts Used in Demo
00:59 Methods for Defining Automation Input Parameters
01:50 Example #1: Querying a Form Data Object for a Workflow
02:59 Building a Workflow to Loop/Bulk Run the Defined Subtask
04:43 Creating a JSON Schema Transformation to Collect Input Parameters
07:28 Running the Workflow via Form in Operations Manager
08:58 Example #2: Using Individual Strings as Inputs for a Workflow
09:44 Differences in JSON Schema Transformation for Example #2

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Additional Resources

Demo: Itential Platform Demo Overview Itential’s Developer Tools Blog: Top Reasons Why Itential Leverages JSON as our Data Format JSON Schema Transformation Designer On-Demand Webinar: Automating Data Transformations for NetOps Teams Demo: Mock Data in Itential: Using Multiple Mock Responses