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
Adding an XPath Namespace Definition
An XML namespace provides a way to avoid element and attribute name conflicts within an XML
document. An XML namespace is uniquely identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and is
assigned a prefix (unique to the XML document) used for its element and attribute names.
document. An XML namespace is uniquely identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and is
assigned a prefix (unique to the XML document) used for its element and attribute names.
To add an XPath namespace:
Step 1
In the Process Editor, choose Toolbox > Core Activities > XPath Query, then drag and drop the activity
onto the Workflow pane.
onto the Workflow pane.
Step 2
Choose the XPath Query tab, then choose Namespaces > New.
Step 3
In the XPath Namespace Definition dialog, enter the prefix and URI for the new namespace, then click
OK.
OK.
Create Automation
Summary
Summary
Generate an automation summary including data selected activities in a
process. To generate the data output, choose the activity, then specify the
section in the automation summary in which to output the data.
process. To generate the data output, choose the activity, then specify the
section in the automation summary in which to output the data.
An automation summary is a collection of data summarizing the objects
included in the process and the data retrieved by the processing of the of
the objects.
included in the process and the data retrieved by the processing of the of
the objects.
The share path specified in the Core Functions Adapter properties will be
used when viewing the automation summary reports.
used when viewing the automation summary reports.
Find Targets
Among other use cases supported by this activity, you can find targets
whose properties have certain values.
whose properties have certain values.
Insert Event
Define the configuration properties to be used to insert one event into
Process Orchestrator Reporting Database.
Process Orchestrator Reporting Database.
Publish Metric
Define the performance metric properties to be published into the Process
Orchestrator Reporting Database and the Windows Management
Instrumentation (WMI) provider.
Orchestrator Reporting Database and the Windows Management
Instrumentation (WMI) provider.
The metrics are published under the root\TEO name space through the
WMI class, TEO_PerformanceMetric.
WMI class, TEO_PerformanceMetric.
XPath Query
XPath queries navigate through XML documents and search through the
document nodes. Use the XPath Query dialog box to enter the XPath
properties to query from the source XML code.
document nodes. Use the XPath Query dialog box to enter the XPath
properties to query from the source XML code.
For additional information, see:
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XSL Transform
Apply an XSLT transformation to a specific XML text. XSLT
transformation can transform XML into plain text, HTML, or other XML.
transformation can transform XML into plain text, HTML, or other XML.
Table 7-2
Sample Core Activities
Activity Type
Purpose