Cisco Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.3.1 User Guide
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Managing Resources Using Discovery
Managing Resources
Registered—The object has already been registered, but still needs to be processed to add user-defined fields, such
as a friendly name or description. If the object was discovered and automatically set by the system to Registered
state, no action is required.
as a friendly name or description. If the object was discovered and automatically set by the system to Registered
state, no action is required.
Maintenance—The object is in maintenance mode.
Ignored—The object was rejected for use.
Not Found—The object, which was previously discovered, was not detected in the latest discovery. The object may
have been moved or removed from the target platform element.
have been moved or removed from the target platform element.
Managing Authorization and Review Escalation
Only a Cloud Provider Technical Administrator has the authority to set up and modify authorizations. Use the instructions
in this section to manage authorization and review escalation. An escalation is a sequence of tasks requiring action from
an assigned person. The tasks are listed in Service Manager for the person to view and take action. An authorization task
requires the assigned authorizer to reject or approve a service request. Authorization sequences are configurable for:
in this section to manage authorization and review escalation. An escalation is a sequence of tasks requiring action from
an assigned person. The tasks are listed in Service Manager for the person to view and take action. An authorization task
requires the assigned authorizer to reject or approve a service request. Authorization sequences are configurable for:
Finance
Departments
Service Groups
A review task requires an assigned reviewer to sign off on a step in the delivery process. Review sequences are
configurable for:
configurable for:
Departments
Service Groups
Enabling an Authorization or Review
1.
Log out and log back in to get the portal picker.
2.
Choose Administration from the module drop-down list and then click Set Up Authorization Process.
3.
Click the Edit button next to Service Group Authorization.
4.
Choose Enabled from the Status drop-down list.
5.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 if you need to enable any other Authorizations.
Table 1
Allowed Transitions
State Name
To:
From:
Discovered
Registered, Ignored, Not Found
Not Found (only when re-discovered)
Registered
Maintenance, Not Found
Discovered, Ignored, Maintenance
Ignored
Registered, Not Found
Discovered, Registered, Maintenance
Maintenance
Registered, Ignored, Not Found
Registered
Not Found
Discovered (only when re-discovered)
Discovered, Registered, Ignored,
Maintenance
Maintenance