Defining Objects Manually

In Automic Automation, you can define objects in two ways:

• Manually

  As a developer or object designer, you can add an object and manually configure its attributes across various definition pages. This gives you granular control over every parameter, from runtime behavior to security permissions.

• Automation Assistant (AI-Driven)

  You can leverage the power of Generative AI to accelerate your design process. The Automation Assistant helps you create folders and objects automatically and can even assist in creating and configuring complex Workflows based on your requirements. For more information, see AI-Augmented Workflow Creation with the Automation Assistant.

Objects are the building blocks of your automation strategy. By defining objects, you create reusable components that represent your business processes and IT infrastructure. Properly configured objects ensure that your automation is reliable, scalable, and easy to maintain.

Important! Visit Broadcom Software Academy for a course related to this topic. For more information, see the Education section later in this page.

Tip: You may need to work with many objects, lists and monitors simultaneously. To make your work easier, you can open them in different browser windows and arrange them side by side on your screen. For more information about this and other useful functions, see Opening and Arranging Multiple Views.

Defining Objects: Pages Common to All Object Types

Every object in shares a set of standard definition pages.

• General, see Defining the General Page

  The General page contains the following sub-pages:

  • Sync (executable objects only), see Defining the Sync Page

  • Runtime (executable objects only), see Defining the Runtime Page

  • Object Authorizations, see Defining the Authorizations Page

• Version Management, see Defining the Version Management Page

• Documentation, see Defining the Documentation Page

Defining Objects: Object-Specific Pages

Depending on the type of object you are creating, specialized pages will be available to handle unique logic and parameters.

These topics describe object-specific pages:

• Agents (HOST)

• Agent Groups (HOSTG)

• Assigning Clients to Agents (HSTA)

• Calendars (CALE)

• Clients (CLNT)

• Code Tables (CODE)

• Connection (CONN)

• Dashboard Objects (DASH)

• Documentation (DOCU)

• Events (EVNT)

• File Transfers (JOBF)

• Filter (FILTER)

• Folders (FOLD)

• Includes (JOBI)

• Jobs (JOBS)

• Job Group (JOBG)

• Login (LOGIN)

• Notification (CALL)

• Period (PERIOD)

• PromptSets (PRPT)

• Queue (QUEUE)

• Rapid Automation Containers (CITC)

• Remote Task Manager (JOBQ)

• Schedules (JSCH)

• Scripts (SCRI)

• Service Level Objective (SLO)

• Storage (STORE)

• Style Sheet (XSL)

• Sync (SYNC)

• Time Zone (TZ)

• Defining Users

• User Groups (USRG)

• User-Defined VARA Objects (VARA)

• Workflows (JOBP)

Defining Objects: Other Common Pages

The following pages are common to certain object types:

• Process pages

  Some executable objects have process pages where developers and object designers can add functional logic to them using the Automation Engine scripting language. There are various process pages: Pre-Proces, Process, Post-Process and Child Post Process. See Defining the Process Pages in Jobs.

• Attributes page

  All executable object have an Attributes page where developers and object designers define settings that are essential for their execution. See Defining the Attributes Page.

• Output sub-pages

  Jobs have two Output sub-pages, External Output Files (see Registering External Output Files) and Output-Scan (see Scanning the Output Files). File Transfers have Output-Scan pages only.

• Variables page

  All executable objects have a Variables page where developers and object designers can define variables that are specific to the object that they are defining. See Defining the Variables Page.

• PromptSets page

  All executable objects have a PromptSets page where developers and object designers can configure prompts that can be populated with data either manually when the object executes or dynamically though variables. See Defining the Prompt Sets Page.

• Rollback page

  All executable objects have a Rollback page that lets developers and object designers configure how to restore tasks (that is, executed objects) to an earlier stage in the execution process. See Defining the Rollback Page.

Automic Automation's Gen AI Capabilities

Automic Automation provides a wealth of AI-related capabilities designed to make your automation experience as smooth as it can get. Check them at Automic Automation's Generative AI Capabilities.

Education

The Broadcom Software Academy provides a wide range of free online trainings. For information about how to navigate through the Academy and on how to register for courses, see Automic Automation Education and Training.

The following course(s) are associated with this topic:

• Automic Automation - Introduction to Objects

• Automic Automation Design I

• Automic Automation Design II

• Automic Automation Calendars and Calendar Events

Hands-on Simulation Labs

Beyond the product documentation and courses, Broadcom offers a range of educational materials designed to guide you through Automic Automation's features and functions. Our interactive learning center is a dedicated platform offering immersive simulation labs to help you learn by doing. They are dynamic, hands-on exercises that complement the content of our courses. They don't just tell you how to use a feature; they let you experience it directly.

Visit the Broadcom's Simulation Labs website to explore the available labs and start practicing: https://simlabs.aod.broadcom.com/simulation/automation?product=Automic.

See also:

• Automic Automation Object Types: Watch the Video
• Adding Objects
• Editing Objects
• Best Practices: Naming Conventions for Objects
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Using AWI Combo Boxes
• Working with Tables in AWI
• What Can I Do with a Corrupt Object?