Making Runbook scenarios automation ready
This recipe provides the steps required to prepare a manual process for automation.
Getting ready
You must plan to review and perform the steps in the Initial steps to consider before creating a Runbook recipe.
How to do it...
Perform the following steps to prepare each scenario for automation:
- Create a flowchart of the steps to be executed in the scenario.
- Identify the task's steps. which can be performed without requiring any approval.
- Identify tasks, which require approval and categorize into two sections:
- A pre-approval by the authorized requester: The initial request is from an authorized source or person
- An approval required at execution: A step requires approval before proceeding
- To execute the tasks, split each manual task in the scenario into mini independent tasks. The mini tasks should serve as the smallest unit of the blueprint for a Runbook.
- Combine the mini tasks in the sequence in which the overall scenario is executed. Stop the combination...
