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Automation flows

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Overview

The Automation Flows page in the Zequenze CONTROL Portal provides a comprehensive management interface for viewing, monitoring, and controlling automated workflows. This page displays all automation flows configured in the system with their current status, scheduling information, and execution details.

Key Features

  • Flow Management Dashboard: Centralized view of all automation flows with real-time status monitoring
  • Advanced Filtering: Multiple filter options including status, schedule, visibility, group, parent, and organization
  • Bulk Operations: Import and add multiple flows with dedicated action buttons
  • Status Tracking: Real-time status indicators (OK, Active, Failed) with timestamp information
  • Scheduling Overview: Visual representation of flow schedules and execution times
  • Group Organization: Flows organized by element groups and operational groups

UI Elements

Header Section

  • Breadcrumb Navigation: Home > Automation > Automation flows
  • Page Title: "SELECT AUTOMATION FLOW TO CHANGE"
  • User Account: Displays logged-in user (ipenaa@zequenze.com) with org: Zequenze access

Action Bar

  • Search Field: Global search functionality for filtering flows
  • Import Button: Blue button for importing automation flows
  • Add Button: Green button with plus icon for creating new automation flows
  • Remove Filter Button: Green "X" button for clearing applied filters
  • Filter Panel Toggle: "FILTER" button with collapse arrow to open/close the filter panel on the right side

Filter Panel

The right-side filter panel displays the following filter options:

  • Proceed: Top section for proceeding with filtered results
  • Active: Dropdown filter with "All" selected for active/inactive flows
  • Schedule: "Click for options" section for scheduling configuration
  • Is public: Dropdown filter with "All" selected for visibility settings
  • Group: "Click for options" section for operational groups
  • Parent: Dropdown filter with "All" selected for parent-child relationships
  • Organization: "Click for options" section with Sub-organizations checkbox option
  • Proceed: Bottom section for additional proceed options

Main Data Table

The table displays the following columns:

  • Element Groups: Shows the automation flow names and descriptions
  • Groups: Associated group tags (app-deploy, django-migrate, nms.ops, build.ops, etc.)
  • Element groups: Related element groupings
  • Is active: Checkbox indicators for active/inactive status
  • Schedule: Time-based scheduling information with duration indicators and scheduler tags
  • Tasks status: Current execution status with OK/Failed indicators and timestamps showing both last and next execution times
  • Is public: Visibility settings
  • Organization: Organizational assignment (all showing "Zequenze")

User Interactions

Navigation

  • Access via main navigation: Automation > Flows
  • Use breadcrumb navigation to return to higher-level pages
  • Navigate using the left sidebar menu under "APPLICATIONS"

Search and Filter

  • Global Search: Use the search bar to find specific flows by name or description
  • Filter Panel: Click the "FILTER" button to open/close the filter panel on the right side
  • Clear Filters: Use the green "X" button next to the Add button to remove all applied filters
  • Proceed Section: Access filtering options in both the top and bottom Proceed sections
  • Active Filter: Use the dropdown filter (currently set to "All") to filter by Active/Inactive status
  • Schedule Filter: Click "Click for options" to access scheduling filters
  • Is public Filter: Use the dropdown (currently set to "All") to filter by visibility settings
  • Group Filter: Click "Click for options" to filter by operational groups
  • Parent Filter: Use the dropdown (currently set to "All") to filter by parent-child relationships
  • Organization Filter: Click "Click for options" to access organizational filtering with sub-organization checkbox options

Flow Management Actions

  • View Details: Click on any flow name to view detailed configuration
  • Status Monitoring: Monitor real-time status indicators and timestamps
  • Import Flows: Use the Import button to bulk import automation configurations
  • Add New Flow: Use the Add button to create new automation workflows
  • Filter Management: Use the filter panel to apply multiple filter criteria simultaneously

Data Displayed

Flow Information

  • Flow Names: Descriptive names like "GENERATE DOCS", "GKE refresh ecr token", "GKE Maintenance Window Schedule Remove", "GKE Maintenance Window Schedule", "DJANGO MIGRATE APP", "APP CI / CD", "Docker images list", "Flow GCP costs", "k8s-renew-certs-netcard", "k8s-renew-certs-zqz", "Servers certificate update", "k8s-renew-certs-zequenze"
  • Descriptions: Technical identifiers (ia-docs-generate, gke-refresh-ecr-token, gke-maintenance-remove, gke-maintenance-window, django-migrate-app, app-cicd-flow, images-docker-list, gcp_costs_flow, k8s-renew-certs-netcard, k8s-renew-certs-zqz, servers_cert_update, k8s-renew-certs-zequenze)
  • Group Associations: Tags showing deployment groups, build operations, maintenance windows, and NMS operations

Status Indicators

  • Green "OK" with Edit Icon: Successful execution with timestamps showing both last and next scheduled runs (Feb-Mar 2026)
  • Red Indicators: Failed or error states
  • Blue Checkmarks: Active status indicators
  • Scheduler Tags: Blue tags with dropdown indicators showing scheduler associations (DOCS scheduler, GKE refresh ecr token, GKE Maintenance Window Remove, GKE Maintenance Window, gcp_costs_scheduler, renew-certs-netcard, renew-certs-zqz)

Execution Details

  • Last Execution: Recent timestamps from February-March 2026 showing "(last)" designation
  • Next Execution: Scheduled next run times showing "(next)" designation
  • Duration: Expected or actual execution durations displayed in the schedule column

Actions Available

Primary Actions

  • Import: Bulk import automation flows from external sources
  • Add: Create new automation flows with the flow builder
  • Clear Filters: Remove all applied filters using the green "X" button
  • Edit: Modify existing flow configurations via edit icons in the status column
  • Filter: Use the filter panel on the right side to access all filtering options

Secondary Actions

  • Save: Save current filter configurations (28 results Save button)
  • Refresh: Update the display with latest flow status information
  • Filter Panel Management: Toggle the filter panel open/closed using the FILTER button with collapse arrow
  • Export: Export flow configurations (implied functionality)

Filter Panel Options

Status Filters

  • Proceed: Top section for proceeding with filtered results
  • Active: Dropdown filter currently set to "All" for active/inactive flows
  • Schedule: "Click for options" section for scheduling configuration
  • Is public: Dropdown filter currently set to "All" for visibility settings

Organizational Filters

  • Group: "Click for options" section for operational groups
  • Parent: Dropdown filter currently set to "All" for parent-child relationships
  • Organization: "Click for options" section with Sub-organizations checkbox option
  • Sub-organizations: Checkbox option to include or exclude sub-organizational flows

Additional Filtering

  • Proceed Section: Additional filtering options available in both the top and bottom sections of the filter panel

Notes/Tips

  • Status Monitoring: Green "OK" indicators with edit icons show successful recent executions with February-March 2026 timestamps, while red indicators require attention
  • Scheduling: Scheduler tags with dropdown indicators show automated scheduling with specific scheduler assignments
  • Group Tags: Colored tags help quickly identify flow purposes (app-deploy, build.ops, nms.ops)
  • Real-time Updates: The page shows live status updates with precise timestamps for monitoring active operations, displaying both last execution and next scheduled execution times
  • Filter Management: Use the green "X" button to quickly clear all applied filters and return to the full view
  • Filter Panel Management: Use the FILTER button to toggle the filter panel open/closed for easier access to filtering options
  • Organization Scope: Flows are scoped to your organizational access level (currently showing Zequenze organization)
  • Advanced Filtering: Use the "Click for options" sections in the filter panel to access detailed filtering criteria
  • Dual Proceed Sections: The filter panel includes Proceed sections at both the top and bottom for convenient access to result processing options
  • Scheduler Integration: Blue scheduler tags with dropdown indicators indicate integration with various automated scheduling systems for different operational tasks
  • Individual Row Management: Each flow can be managed individually through its row interface, including edit icons in the status column
  • Execution Timeline: The Tasks status column clearly distinguishes between last execution time and next scheduled execution time with "(last)" and "(next)" labels
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