I am really struggling with the CMDB Health Simulator Configure Remediation - Task 13. I do not understand how to create the workflow to be executed from an Orphan Task.

Bux · ‎05-07-2020

I am trying to complete the CMDB Fundamentals On Demand course. The last task on the CMDB Simulator is to:

Create, configure, and publish a workflow using the following information:

*workflow name is "Remediate Orphan WF"

*workflow can be executed from an orphan task

*workflow, when executed, writes to the short description field of the orphan task the following: Workflow launched for task number [actual task number of orphan rule].

I have created a workflow and named it "Remediate Orphan WF". I have 2 boxes on the canvas, Begin and End. I do not understand which boxes I need to add to the canvas or how this workflow will even begin. Do I need to create some kind of scripts? The video lesson on the CMDB Fundamental On Demand was over my head. It started off with the canvas already created and was for remediating Stale CIs. I've tried reading the How to create Workflows and I keep going down rabbit holes. It says drag the activity to the canvas. I don't see any activity that will Execute from a task or write some task number into the Short Description field on the Orphan page. I'm not a Dev/Ops guy, I'm a project manager who is taking this on demand class while I've been off work. I would really like to finish this last task and be done with this.

My email address is rbuxmann@cox.net. I would really appreciate if someone can talk me through this please.

Regards.

Rob Buxmann

glenn_pinto · ‎05-13-2020

For the script you don't need to refer to orphan_ci_remediation as current translates to the current table from the record making the initial call to the wf. In the demo, we had to dot walk to the CI record's ip address from the incident table and thus we had a slightly different syntax. The following should suffice.

workflow.scratchpad.number = current.number;

We provided AUS01-EXCH as a sample record that you can test with which should be there, but if you can't locate it, run the test from any other orphan task record and you should get the same result.

View the demo video when it explains the set values activity on the proper syntax to write literal text plus the specific orphan number back to the orphan task record.

Hope this helps.

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Laurel · ‎01-11-2021

Hello, I'm also using the current Paris release simulator. I believe I've completed the steps for task 13 correctly (see attached screenshot) but task validation is throwing an error. Please advise.

Mary Vanatta · ‎03-06-2021

I had the same issue as well. Looks like the validation on the learning is not working. I opened a case.

Sloan D_ · ‎03-26-2021

Hello Mary,

Did the opening of your case resolve your problem? I am experiencing the same problem. I used the suggestion posted by Martin Markovsky and was successful! The results "look" good!

Yet, the system is showing my progress as only showing 96%! I have verified all of the recommendations. Do I need to use a Script and the Set Values activity within my Workflow? Are these labs sensitive to spelling? (Yeah, I'm reaching here! This is frustrating.) 🙂

Adam Rosenbaum · ‎01-18-2021

Abhishek,

I too am a little lost on what I have to do. Please review my attachments and advise

Adam Rosenbaum · ‎01-18-2021

OK here is an update, i figured out the instruction posted by abhischek but I can't get anything to write to the Short Description field. See screenshot below for the code I used. I was testing out the most simplest of codes so I was only attempting to write the ORP number to the field, but even that doesn't work