Cisco Cisco Process Orchestrator 3.1 User Guide
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Cisco Process Orchestrator 3.1 User Guide
Chapter 3 Managing Automation Packs
Automating Automation Pack Exports and Imports
Automating Automation Pack Exports and Imports
You can use the automation pack export and import CLI to automate moving the self-authored or
customization packs from development to test to production.
customization packs from development to test to production.
Use the PowerShell interface on the Process Orchestrator server (see
to get the syntax help for a command.
Step 1
Enter the following command to list all of the available commands:
Get-Command *-Orchestrator*
Step 2
Enter the Get-Help command to view the syntax help for the automation pack export and import
commands.
commands.
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To view the syntax for exporting self-authored automation packs, enter:
Get-Help Export-OrchestratorAutomationPack –full
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To view the syntax for importing self-authored automation packs, enter:
Get-Help Import-OrchestratorAutomationPackFile –full
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To view the syntax for exporting customization packs, enter:
Get-Help Export-OrchestratorCustomizationPack –full
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To view the syntax for importing customization packs, enter:
Get-Help Import-OrchestratorCustomizationPackFile –full
Exporting Customization Packs
Automation Packs allow users to customize third-party processes and share them with other customers
in the community. When you export a customized automation pack, the customized objects are exported
to a customization pack and are saved with the extension .apc.
in the community. When you export a customized automation pack, the customized objects are exported
to a customization pack and are saved with the extension .apc.
Use the Automation Pack Customization Export wizard to export the customized objects to a
customization pack.
customization pack.
Step 1
Choose Administration > Automation Packs, highlight the appropriate automation pack that is
customized, right-click and choose Export Customized Objects.
customized, right-click and choose Export Customized Objects.
Step 2
On the Welcome to the Automation Pack Customization Export Wizard panel, click Next.
Step 3
On the Objects to Export panel, review the list of objects associated with the process being exported,
then click Next.
then click Next.
Note
Not all customized values are exported to the customization pack. For example, if you customize the
target value of a target that doesn’t exist in the automation pack, such referenced target value is not
exported to the customization pack.
target value of a target that doesn’t exist in the automation pack, such referenced target value is not
exported to the customization pack.
Step 4
On the Customization Export Location panel, specify the location of the file and the password to encrypt
data in the data file, then click Next.
data in the data file, then click Next.