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Execute CA Process Automation Processes

CA Process Automation enables you to combine series and parallel operations into complex workflows. CA Server Automation integration with CA Process Automation enables you to specify process workflows as part of an application definition.

Note: For more information about process workflows, see the CA Process Automation documentation.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Resources, and in the Explore tree, select Applications. In the Applications pane, click the tool icon for the application to Edit.
2. Select the Installation Actions tab.
3. Click + (Add).

   The Define Action wizard opens in the Select Installation Action panel.

   Note: If you are adding actions during Define Applications, start from this step.

4. Select Process Automation Process from the Action drop-down list.
5. Specify the Start Request Form for the process from the drop-down list of available processes.

   Note: Click Open Process to view and edit the process workflow in CA Process Automation.

6. Add a description, modify the supported operating systems for the specified process as required, and click Next.

   The Define Installation Action Options panel opens showing each defined step in the process as an action option.

   Note: Specifying supported operating systems for actions as well as applications enables you to define separate OS-specific actions. An action only executes when an application deploys to the specified operating systems for the action. For example, define an application that supports Windows and Linux, and specify separate .bat and .sh actions for Windows and Linux respectively.

7. (Optional) Click the tool icons to edit actions, and use the up and down arrows to modify their execution order.
8. Click Finish.

   The wizard adds the Action to the Action list in the Installation Actions panel.

9. (Optional) Repeat steps 3 through 8 to add additional actions to apply during application execution. Use the up and down arrows to specify the order in which to execute actions.
10. Click OK.

    Note: If you are adding actions during Define Applications, click Finish.

    CA Server Automation modifies the application definition to execute the defined actions when it is deployed during service provisioning.