Cisco Cisco Process Orchestrator 3.1 User Guide
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Cisco Process Orchestrator 3.1 User Guide
Chapter 7 Advanced Authoring Concepts
Using Core Activities
Using Core Activities
Core activities are a set of items that span applications. For example, use the following activities to:
Remove Row from Table
Remove one or more rows from a table variable based on specified
criteria.
criteria.
This activity will not work on tables that are outputs of other activities.
Select From Table
Query and select rows from a source table using specified criteria. The
user can also determine the order of the rows selected as well as limit
the number of rows displayed.
user can also determine the order of the rows selected as well as limit
the number of rows displayed.
Set Table Variable
Modify the value of a defined table variable. You must specify a name
for the activity, choose the defined variable that you want to modify, and
enter a new value for the table variable using a different table variable
property.
for the activity, choose the defined variable that you want to modify, and
enter a new value for the table variable using a different table variable
property.
The table variables used must match in their entirety, including the
name of columns, number of columns, and the type of columns or the
activity will fail.
name of columns, number of columns, and the type of columns or the
activity will fail.
Update Row in Table
Update the selected rows of a table variable. The new rows become part
of the variable being modified. You will not see the modified rows in the
automation summary, but you can see the rows in the variable property
pages in Process Orchestrator.
of the variable being modified. You will not see the modified rows in the
automation summary, but you can see the rows in the variable property
pages in Process Orchestrator.
This activity will not work on tables that are outputs of other activities.
Table 7-1
Sample Table Activities (continued)
Activity Type
Purpose
Table 7-2
Sample Core Activities
Activity Type
Purpose
Calculate Date
Calculate a new date/time value based on a specified base date/time and
adjustments.
adjustments.
Format Date
Convert the date and time into a string text format. For example:
Format string
yyyyMMdd hh:mm:ss tt
Original Date/Time
10/23/2009 10:23:00 PM
Result
20091023 10:23:00 PM
Correlate Process Event
Check whether a process event occurred within a certain amount of time
of another problem (see
of another problem (see
).