Defining Processes

The tasks that are completed as part of a System Manager workflow are determined by the processes that you include. System Manager provides a set of MicroStrategy and non-MicroStrategy processes to include in a workflow. These processes can be categorized as follows:

System Manager workflows often require information about the result of a process to determine the next step to follow in the workflow. An exit code is provided when a process is completed that is part of a System Manager workflow. This exit code indicates whether the process was successful. For additional information on how to review the exit codes for a process, see Determining Process Resolution Using Exit Codes.

Although all necessary configuration information can be provided for each process, some scenarios require that the details about the process be provided when the workflow is executed. Parameters provide the flexibility of including required configuration information when the workflow is executed. For information on how parameters can be used to provide configuration information for a process, see Using Parameters for Processes.