Azure Logic Apps: Schedule, Trigger, and Monitor Workflows

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Introduction

This Universal Task can trigger and monitor the execution of Azure Logic workflows and retrieve the execution of Azure Logic workflow output. The Universal Controller integrates with Logic Apps through Rest-APIs securely through the Azure Oauth2.0 authentication mechanism.

Overview

  • This task passes dynamic input parameters (JSON format) to each Azure Logic app workflow.

  • The task triggers a workflow, monitors it until the process is completed, and then delivers the results to Universal Controller.

  • Customers can manage and control Logic App workflow execution from Universal Controller, with the capability to employ other dependencies like time triggers or event-based jobs/workflows.

  • This task offers ITSM integration capability, enabling the auto-creation of incidents in case of Logic Apps workflow execution failure. 

Software Requirements

Software Requirements for Universal Template and Universal Task

Requires Python 3.6 or higher. Tested with the Universal Agent bundled Python distribution.

  • Python modules required

    • requests

  • UAC Global Variables should be set in order to run the UT properly.

    • Global variable: Azure_access_token to be set with Azure access token and this will be used to make the REST-API calls authenticated from universal controller to Azure logic apps

    • Azure_Access_token can be populated with new access token by setting up a web services task that can run periodically; for example, every hour.

Software Requirements for Universal Agent

  • Universal Agent for Windows x64 Version 6.9 and later with python options installed

  • Universal Agent for Linux Version 6.9 and later with python options installed

Software Requirements for Universal Controller

  • Universal Controller Version 6.9.0 and later

Software Requirements for the Application to be Scheduled

This Universal Task can schedule and execute Azure Logic Apps workflows with API Version 2016-06-01.


Azure Logic apps

This Universal Task can trigger and monitor the execution of Azure Logic workflows and retrieve the execution of Azure Logic workflow output. The Universal Controller integrates with Logic Apps through Rest-APIs securely through the Azure Oauth2.0 authentication mechanism. 

Key Features

Feature

Description

Workflow Trigger Run

Trigger a logic apps workflow in Azure, monitor the execution, and pull the output results to Universal Controller.

Import Azure Logic apps Downloadable Universal Template

To use this downloadable Universal Template, you first must perform the following steps:

  1. This Universal Task requires the Resolvable Credentials feature. Check that the Resolvable Credentials Permitted system property has been set to true.
  2. To import the Universal Template into your Controller, follow the instructions here.
  3. When the files have been imported successfully, refresh the Universal Templates list; the Universal Template will appear on the list.

Configure Azure Logic apps Universal Task

For the new Universal Task type, create a new task, and enter the task-specific details that were created in the Universal Template.

Field Descriptions for Azure Logic apps Universal Task

Field

Description

Function

Select the function for logic apps.

subscription Id

Azure Subscription ID.

Api-version

Provide the api version for Azure API.

Trigger Name

Should be set to “Manual“.

Workflow Name

Name of the Azure Logic Apps workflow.

Input Parameter

Run time input parameters(JSON) for the logic apps workflow.


Examples for Azure Logic apps Universal Tasks

Trigger a Azure Logic apps Workflow


Oauth2.0 Webservices Task - Refresh Access Token

Webservices Task Actions to Assign New Access Token to Global Variable


Document References

This document references the following documents:

Name

Description

Universal Templates

User documentation for creating Universal Templates in the Universal Controller user interface.

Universal Tasks

User documentation for creating Universal Tasks in the Universal Controller user interface.