Get Automation Info
Description
The Get Automation Info activity retrieves execution metadata for an Automation using its Automation ID, including Agent details, execution dates, status, and associated workflow instances.
Common Capabilities
Process Data Support
This activity supports dynamic configuration using variables from the Process Data drawer.
You can bind values from Model Data, Form Data, System Data, Enterprise Variables, and Activity Outputs.
Learn more → Using Process Data
Design Time Configuration
Display Text
Specify the name displayed for the activity on the Agent Builder canvas.
Automation ID
Specify the Automation ID of the execution whose information you want to retrieve.
For an execution started by Invoke Agent, bind its Automation ID output from the Activity Outputs node in the Process Data Explorer.
Wait All Incoming
Controls how this activity behaves when multiple incoming execution paths converge.
Determines whether the activity executes when:
- Any incoming path completes.
- All relevant incoming paths have completed before execution.
Learn more → Execution Control
On Error
Defines how the workflow behaves if this activity encounters a runtime error.
Supported strategies include Fault, Continue, Suspend, and Retry. Select Inherit to use the workflow-level error-handling policy.
Outputs
Automation Info
Returns information about the specified Automation.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Agent Id | The unique identifier of the Agent associated with the Automation. |
| Agent Name | The name of the Agent associated with the Automation. |
| Agent Version | The version of the Agent used for the Automation execution. |
| Automation Name | The name of the Automation. |
| Completed Date | The date and time when the Automation completed. |
| Parent Automation Id | The unique identifier of the parent Automation. |
| Started Date | The date and time when the Automation started. |
| Status | The current status of the Automation. |
| Workflow Instances | Information about the workflow instances associated with the Automation. |
The Workflow Instances property contains information about the associated workflow executions. Each workflow instance provides the following properties.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Parent Workflow Instance Id | The unique identifier of the parent workflow instance. |
| Workflow Instance Id | The unique identifier of the workflow instance. |
| Workflow Instance Name | The name of the workflow instance. |
Use the Activity Outputs node in the Process Data Explorer to bind the returned Automation information or individual properties to compatible downstream activity fields.
Remarks
- The specified Automation ID must be valid.
- The activity retrieves execution metadata for the specified Automation and its associated workflow instances.
- Use Get Agent Output to retrieve the Agent's main workflow output values.
Example
A parent workflow needs the Agent name, version, and start date for an invoked execution.
- Add Get Automation Info after Invoke Agent.
- Bind Automation ID to the Invoke Agent activity's Automation ID output.
- From Activity Outputs, bind Agent Name, Agent Version, and Started Date under Automation Info to compatible fields in a downstream reporting activity.