Description

This course covers the basics of Automic Automation, focusing on essential tasks. It introduces fundamental concepts for new users, emphasizing the skills required to create, edit, monitor, execute, and manage automated workflows and simple tasks within Automic.

Prerequisites

No prior experience with Automic is required. A basic understanding of IT and workflow processes is helpful.

What is included?

• Instructor-led training sessions / 6 months access to a hands-on practice lab (self-study)
• Comprehensive training materials (instructor-led training) / Video-based self-study course (self-study)
• Official certificate upon successful completion of all exams

Who should attend?

This course is ideal for new Automic users, IT professionals, and anyone interested in learning the basics of automation with Automic.

Agenda

1. Introduction to Automic

• Course objectives

• Overview of the Automation Engine (AE)

• Basic Automic architecture

2. Automic System Components

• Automation Engine and database structure

• Work Processes (PWP/WP/JWP) and their roles

• Communication Processes (JCP) and secure connections

• Agents: Execution, File Transfer, and System Integration

• Automic Web Interface (AWI): Overview and functionalities

3. Object Management in Automic

• Object types: Executable, Passive, and System objects

• Naming conventions and best practices

• Object storage, versioning, and dependencies

4. Working with the Automic Web Interface (AWI)

• Navigation and customization

• Process Assembly: Creating and managing objects

• Process Monitoring: Tracking and managing executions

5. Automic Jobs (JOBS) and Workflows (JOBP)

• Defining and executing jobs

• Handling parameters, dependencies, and runtime behavior

• Workflow structure and execution logic

6. Scheduling and Event Handling

• Schedule objects (JSCH) for automated execution

• Event-driven automation: Time-based and File-based events

• Job rescheduling and dependencies

7. Variables and Scripting in Automic

• Static and dynamic variable objects (VARA)

• Automic scripting language: Basics and control structures

• Using scripts for automation and error handling

8. Notifications and Error Handling

• CALL objects for alerts and user interactions

• Handling job failures and recovery options

• Monitoring and analyzing reports