Integration with AdminStudio
Workflow Manager integrates with AdminStudio, the premier software packaging solution.
When software packagers are assigned tasks via Workflow Manager, they can use AdminStudio's software packaging tools to complete them quickly and correctly. Progress made with AdminStudio is reflected in the Workflow Manager interface.
Both solutions share the same Application Catalog, so all package metadata and data generated during packaging via AdminStudio is automatically captured along with application request and workflow information from Workflow Manager. All this data is accessible anytime using Workflow Manager's powerful reporting tools and can feed into your CMDB to simplify ITIL or Microsoft MOF and BDD implementations.
Additional integration enhancements include:
- Workflow Manager now shares a tabbed interface with AdminStudio's Job Manager, Report Center, and SMS Web Console, making it easy to jump back and forth from different functional areas.
- You can now associate an application request in with a package from either the AdminStudio or Workflow Manager UI, so you can quickly move from an application request progress report to a report on how that package was prepared for deployment.
- All security settings (users, roles, and permissions) for AdminStudio and Workflow Manager are managed from the same UI.
- When defining a Workflow Manager workflow template, you can choose to define a workflow phase as an AdminStudio workflow project, and you will receive progress notification from AdminStudio as the project steps are completed.
As IT uses AdminStudio to complete tasks, the percentage of work completed for each step is indicated by Workflow Manager. In addition, rollback of a workflow with an AdminStudio step is reflected in the associated Workflow Manager project.
