Create a simple workflow in Dynatrace Workflows

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You can use Workflows with a limited feature set and without additional costs. This option is called simple workflow. It can only include one trigger and one task.

Overview

When you start a new workflow by selecting Workflow, the initial type is set to simple workflow. The simple workflow type is visible in the upper left corner of the page.

The full functionality can be enabled at any point when required.

On the Workflows page, each workflow is marked with for simple workflow or for a standard one.

The table below shows an overview of the available options for each type of workflow.

Simple workflow

Standard workflow

Any trigger

Any action

(except Run JavaScript)

Multiple tasks

Task conditions

Task options

Full execution logs

(only metadata)

Prerequisites

Workflow permissions are required. For more details, refer to User permissions for workflows.

Create a simple workflow

On the Workflows overview page, select Workflow.
Select the default title ("Untitled Workflow") and set the workflow title.
In the Select trigger section, select a trigger type from any category (Event, Schedule, or On demand), and configure it.
To add a task, select Add task on the trigger node.
In the Choose action section, select an action type. The task details pane on the right shows the task inputs according to your action selection.

Simple workflows are restricted to the Input and Sample result tabs in the task details pane. The Options and Conditions tabs are not available.
Save the workflow. Any automatic trigger type (events and schedules) takes immediate effect.

Simple workflow example

You can use all available actions to create a simple workflow except Run JavaScript. This action is marked with as standard workflow to indicate that the full functionality will be enabled if you use it.

Limits

If you try to add another task, you'll be notified that this action will unlock the full Workflows functionality.

Simple workflow notification when adding second task

Once you start using the full functionality, there is no option to turn it off, even if you remove any additional tasks or actions. To begin working on a simple workflow again, you need to create a new workflow or roll back to a previous version of the workflow using the version history.

For more details on creating workflows, refer to Workflows quick start guide and Create workflows in Dynatrace Workflows.

Simple workflow use case

You can find an excellent example of a simple workflow in Email for Workflows. You can set up an email integration, for example, using a trigger and the Send email action.