Automation Policies Management Overview

Note This module is only valid for use by customers who purchased the relevant license for Universal CMDB Configuration Manager versions 9.2 or 9.3. New customers cannot purchase this license.

It is recommended to use the UCMDB Browser module > Automation widget to configure automated flows that are based on Configuration management conditions. For details, see the section about the Automation widget in the CMS UI > UCMDB Browser module online help.

Automation policies are business rules that determine when there is a high risk in running an automation. The automation policy assessment provides you with an awareness of those risks.

All automation policies are managed from the Automation Policy Management module. They enable you to define restrictions based on the automation execution information and assessment.

Configuration Manager pre-evaluates the organization's policies and determines whether the automation complies with the business rules.

A condition can be based on CI analysis information, such as severity and importance impact, or flow statistics, such as success ratio or collision conditions. It states what the acceptable threshold is for that condition. Each policy evaluation can result in being breached or satisfied.

For example, you can define a rule which states that a policy is breached when the My_CI application has an impact severity level of Critical or High. If the automation fulfills all the conditions, the policy is considered to be in breach.

For information on how to run an automation, see Automation Execution Dialog Box.

For details on defining automation policies, see Automation Policies Page.

Note Users with Automation Policies permission are able to see and modify all policies.