Flow Development using OO Studio

Module 1: Course Overview

Module 2: Introduction to Operations Orchestration

• Describe OO and its key benefits
• Explain the system and functional architecture of OO
• Identify role-based privileges in OO
• Discuss the key capabilities of OO
• Describe collaborative development in OO
• Define content packs, operations, and projects
• Explain the improvements in OO

Module 3: Introduction to Flow Authoring

• Describe the OO Studio flow authoring environment
• Explain the components of the OO Studio application
• Explain a flow and describe the main components of a flow
• Explain the differences between:
• A flow and an operation in OO
• An operation and a step in OO
• Author a simple flow
• Test the flow in the OO Studio Debugger
• Modify a flow and test the modified flow
• Explain the purpose of OO Studio Debugger
• Explore the panes in the Debugger window

Module 4: Flow Management with OO Central

• Explain the role of OO Central in deploying automated workflows
• Describe the OO Central UI
• Deploy projects and dependencies
• Run flows, monitor progress, and evaluate results
• Set flow permissions
• View the dashboard and reports
• Visualize a deployed workflow
• Enable authentication and add local users
• Set the security banner

Module 5: Inputs

• Explain inputs and flow variables
• Explain local and global variables
• Define inputs in the Inspector window
• Use input data flow options
• Add, remove, replace, and disable inputs
• Create and assign system properties to inputs
• Use login credentials with a stored system account
• Create and use a selection list as an input
• Validate an input using a created system evaluator
• Work with flow inputs

Module 6: Results and Filters

• Explain how to use results to create flow variables that contain operation outputs
• Use the Step Inspector window’s Results tab to add results to steps
• Use the Filter Inspector window to filter a result so only the data required by the flow is assigned to a result flow variable
• Use assignment actions to specify which action is taken for assigning the final result

Module 7: Operations, Responses, Transitions, and Subflows

• Explain how operations and subflows are used as steps in a flow
• Create new operations
• Modify operation properties
• Define responses and response rules
• Explain transition properties
• Use subflows in a parent flow
• Explain best practices for working with subflows
• Assign step results in a subflow to output fields for use in the parent flow
• Work with the Properties editor of a subflow
• Explain how operations and subflows are used as steps in a flow
• Create new operations
• Modify operation properties
• Define responses and response rules
• Explain transition properties
• Use subflows in a parent flow
• Explain best practices for working with subflows
• Assign step results in a subflow to output fields for use in the parent flow
• Work with the Properties editor of a subflow

Module 8: Looping and Iteration Operations

• Explain how OO handles iterations and related tasks, such as list compilation
• Perform looping, iteration, and related tasks for the content in the OO library
• Author a flow that uses iteration and list compilation
• Create a flow that uses the counter operation

Module 9: Parallel Processing

• Explain the implementation of the following multiprocessing methods in your flows:
• Multi-instance step
• Non-blocking step
• Parallel-splitstep
• Describe how to handle flow data in multi-processing operations
• Create flows that use a multi-instance step
• Create flows that use a parallel-split step

Module 10: Using XML and JSON Operations

• List and describe the operations and filters available in OO for working with XML
• Explain how to use iterative operations to compile data extracted from XML documents
• Build a flow that validates and parses an XML document
• Use XML filters to extract data from an XML document
• Build a flow that validates, and parses XML data returned from a web service Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) inquiry
• Use XSL Transform to represent XML as HTML
• Describe the concepts of JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
• Work with JSON in OO

Module 11: Using Integration Content

• Describe the integration of content pack structures
• Explain about OO-OBM Integration
• Write flowsfor OBM
• Monitor the Operations Agent

Module 12: Working with OO Wizards

• Explain the benefits and requirements of the PowerShell wizard
• Configure the PowerShell wizard and import flows
• Verify and debug the generated flows
• Explain how OO uses RESTfulservices
• Use the REST wizard to convert a Web Application Description Language (WADL) file into OO operations
• Explain how the imported content works
• Describe useful operationsto treat and manipulate the content
• imported using REST wizards

Module 13: Scriptlets

• Describe scriptlets and their use in OO
• Execute OO scriptlet methodsto manage flow data and flow execution
• Analyze sample flowsthat use scriptlets
• Execute scriptlets in flows

Module 14: Execution Order

• Describe how OO executes workflows in terms of the component execution order
• Describe how OO assigns execution priority to the various
• component types

Module 15: Using Semaphores

• Summarize the concept ofsemaphores and how to use semaphores in OO
• Describe sample flows

Module 16: Remote Debugging

• Explain the need for and benefits of remote debugging
• Configure remote debugging:
• Explain the prerequisites for remote debugging
• Explain the remote debugging lifecycle
• Explain the permissions for remote debugging
• Add or edit OO Central server connections
• Configure the proxy settings for debugging on a remote OO Central environment
• Rerun a flow

Module 17: Using Source Control Management (SCM)

• Use the Source Control Management (SCM) tool
• Perform advanced tasksthat you might encounter when projects and items are shared among multiple authors.

Module 18: Using OO Workflow Designer

• Explore the OO Workflow Designer
• Create and debug a flow using OO Workflow Designer