The Cloud Orchestration Trail

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated July 31, 2025
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    • The Cloud Orchestration Trail is an activity log for all cloud resource activity on the instance.

    Cloud Orchestration Trail contents

    Figure 1. Cloud orchestration trail form
    The Cloud Orchestration Trail form
    Field Description
    Number An auto-generated number for the trail entry.
    Level One of the following:
    • Debug
    • Info
    • Warn
    • Error
    Template The component, such as a resource block or blueprint, on which a Cloud Provisioning and Governance action was applied.
    Template Instance The datacenter in which the cloud resource is located.
    User The user involved in the transaction.
    User group The user group that the user belongs to.
    Created The date and time that the system created the entry.
    Milestone If this transaction is a milestone. You can configure the form to see this field.
    Request Item The service catalog request generated for the transaction.
    Step The step that identifies additional information about the transaction, including the component and the stage. You can configure the form to see this field.
    Catalog Item The catalog item, if any, that was involved in the execution.
    Message The error message or successful completion message. This could include items like the ID of the corresponding message in the Cloud API Trail record or the Cloud API that was invoked.
    Message details Details about the error, such as an HTTP error.
    An example of an error message detail is as follows:
    Failed to list loadbalancer Failed : HTTP error code : 403

    This indicate that the credentials were incorrect, and Discovery could not access the cloud resource. The load balancer interface throws the first error because the load balancer device is the first device that allows access to the cloud resource.

    A corresponding error on the MID- Server is captured in the Cloud API Trail.

    Steps, stages, and components

    Each Cloud Orchestration entry has identifying attributes that explain what the triggering transaction was about. Steps group these attributes together and identify the component in the system that was involved in the transaction and the stage at which the transaction took place.

    You can configure the Cloud Orchestration Trail form to show the Step field if it is not already visible.

    Step Component Stage
    Apply API Parameter CAPI Probe Cloud API Orchestration
    Apply Config Parameter CAPI Probe Cloud API Orchestration
    Apply Endpoint Binding CAPI Probe Cloud API Orchestration
    Apply Policy Policy Engine Workflow and Policy Execution
    Apply Policy Rule Action Policy Engine Workflow and Policy Execution
    Call Cloud API BP DSL Executor Cloud Orchestration
    Call Cloud API Connector CAPI Probe Cloud API Orchestration
    Check Cloud Match BP DSL Validator Cloud Orchestration
    Check Datacenter Capacity BP DSL Validator Cloud Orchestration
    Check Resource Block Policies BP DSL Executor Cloud Orchestration
    Check User Permissions BP DSL Validator Cloud Orchestration
    Check User Quota BP DSL Validator Cloud Orchestration
    Complete Cloud Orchestration BP DSL Executor Cloud Orchestration
    Execute Cat Item Policy Dynamic Forms Catalog Item Request
    Execute Form Rules Dynamic Forms Catalog Item Request
    Execute Resource Block Operation BP DSL Executor Cloud Orchestration
    Execute Resource Instance Script BP DSL Executor Cloud Orchestration
    Get Quota Details Dynamic Forms Catalog Item Request
    Get Response CAPI Orchestrator Cloud API Orchestration
    Handle Cloud API Response BP DSL Executor Cloud Orchestration
    Handle Policy Execution Response BP DSL Executor Cloud Orchestration
    Handle Response and Chunking CAPI Probe Cloud API Orchestration
    Invoke Cloud Orchestration Workflow Engine Workflow and Policy Execution
    Invoke Policy Engine Workflow Engine Workflow and Policy Execution
    Invoke Pre-Process Workflow Workflow Engine Workflow and Policy Execution
    Launch Cat Item Catalog Item Catalog Item Request
    Notify Caller CAPI Orchestrator Cloud API Orchestration
    Prepare BP Execution Plan BP DSL Executor Cloud Orchestration
    Prepare Runnable API CAPI Orchestrator Cloud API Orchestration
    Publish API Route Request CAPI Orchestrator Cloud API Orchestration
    Send Cloud API Response CAPI Probe Cloud API Orchestration
    Show Form with Filters Dynamic Forms Catalog Item Request
    Submit Form Catalog Item Catalog Item Request
    Validate Inputs BP DSL Validator Cloud Orchestration

    See Use Cloud Root Cause Analysis reports for instructions on how to access reports related to the Cloud Orchestration Trail.