Discovering Playbooks

Once an Ansible instance is configured, playbooks can be discovered from the defined path and reused within the workflow design studio for further automation.
  1. Design/Modify a workflow.
  2. From the menu on the left, under DevOps, select Ansible > Network Modules > F5.

  3. From the F5 folder, click Import Playbooks.

  4. In the Import playbooks window, select import Type.
    • Upload file: Upload playbooks from a local folder

    • Import playbooks: Discover playbooks from Ansible folder

  5. Save playbooks to a custom folder.
  6. Drag and drop the playbooks into the workspace.
  7. To enable Ansible instance, turn on the toggle.

  8. Provide Input/Output and Variables details.

  9. Execute the task to view the execution log.

  10. To auto generate a self-service form, click Form above the Start task.

  11. To auto-populate form fields, click above the workflow task.

  12. Define the variables to be used in the self-service form.

  13. Click Create.
  14. Connect the tasks and trigger the workflow from the Request :: View/Run page.
  15. To validate the workflow, click Preview.
    Workflow is executed.



  16. Enable the workflow.
  17. To view the Request activity log, on the Request :: View/Run page, under Activity, click View.
    A Summary of the workflow request execution is displayed.