Key Terms
This topic provides an alphabetical list of the most relevant terms and concepts used in this documentation.
[A] [C] [D] [E] [G] [J] [M] [N] [O] [P] [R] [T] [V] [W]
A
activation
During execution, objects go through four stages. The activation stage is the first stage.
Administration perspective
The user interface is divided in perspectives, which are functional areas that address particular user roles. The Administration perspective is the main working area for administrator users.
agent
Agents are programs that run on a target system or application and establish the connection to the Automation Engine. The Agents execute the commands sent by the Automation Engine and create logs that record what is happening. They do not have a user interface. The communication between the Automation Engine and he Agents is bidirectional.
Automic Automation for AIOps
Automic Automation for AIOps is a product suite that provides workload automation for IT services across diverse platforms, applications, and Operation Systems. This includes batch processing and job scheduling, among other capabilities. Automic Automation for AIOps is technology-agnostic and can therefore interface and interact with virtually any IT ecosystem.
Automation Engine
The Automation Engine is Automic Automation for AIOps' backend. In charge of the automation logic, the Automation Engine handles millions of automated tasks per day. It is connected to Agents, a distributed set of integrations to existing applications.
Automation Engine scripting language
Automic Automation for AIOps has its own proprietary scripting language to help you code workload processes. The Automation Engine scripting language lets you add functional logic to objects.
Automic Web Interface
Browser-based application. It is Automic Automation's user interface.
C
canvas
Area in the Workflow editor and in the Workflow monitor where you add objects, edit, move, connect them, and so forth.
child object
Some executable objects, such as Workflows, contain or trigger the execution of other objects. The objects contained in them are their children.
D
dashboard
Dashboards are views that can be customized to better fit a user role. They consist of widgets that can contain different kinds of static or interactive content.
E
executable object
Objects are the automation building units in Automic Automation for AIOps. They are combinations of individual steps that can be assigned and linked to each other. An executable object is an object that you can process manually or automatically through other objects.
execute
Command that you run on executable objects so that they are processed automatically.
executions list
List of past runs of a task. It provides detailed information about each run.
G
generation
During execution, objects go through four stages. The generation stage is the second stage.
J
job
An Automic Automation for AIOps Job is a specific unit of work that is Agent-specific. A Job executes commands on computers, on Operating Systems, or in enterprise business solutions.
M
monitor
Many executable objects have a monitor, for example Workflows and Jobs. The monitor is available after a task has started. It provides detailed information about the progress of the task and it lets you manipulate the task to some extent.
N
notification
Notification (CALL) objects are customized messages and requests. They can be assigned to executable objects.
O
object
Objects are entities that work together to form coherent automated sequences. Processes in Automic Automation for AIOps are combinations of those objects.
P
parent object
Some executable objects, such as Workflows, contain or trigger the execution of other objects. These objects are the parents of the objects that they contain.
perspective
A perspective is an area in the user interface that contains the functions to which a particular user role should have access to.
Process Assembly
The user interface is divided in perspectives, which are functional areas that address particular user roles. The Process Assembly perspective is the main working area for developers and object designers.
Process Monitoring
The user interface is divided in perspectives, which are functional areas that address particular user roles. The Process Monitoring perspective is the main working area for operators and managers.
PromptSets
PromptSets are used-defined forms that are assigned to executable objects. When these objects are executed, the forms are generated as requests and the fields in the form must be populated for the object to continue processing.
R
remediation Workflow
A remediation Workflow is a special type of Workflow that is relevant in the DX Operational Intelligence context. They solve the issues that triggered the alarms in DX Operational Intelligence. In Automic Automation for AIOps, remediation Workflows are of type AIOPS.
REST process (REST)
The REST process provides a REST endpoint for the Automation Engine
runID
Number that uniquely identifies a particular execution of an object.
T
task
The term task is used to refer to the following:
- Objects that are being or that have been executed
- Objects that have been inserted in Workflows
V
VARA object
VARA objects have the same function as variables but they are objects themselves and, as such, they have their own attributes. There are various types of VARA objects.
variable
Variables store and pass values when objects are executed. There are various types of variables.
W
Workflow
A Workflow is a container for objects that must be executed in a specific sequence and with specific parameters.