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Examine the Cisco UCS Director Workflow Designer workflow in the following exhibit:
Jane initiates the workflow, but Joe rejects it.
Which of the following best describes what will most likely occur next?
- VLAN 101 will be sent back to Joe for approval if Jane approves.
- VLAN 101 will not be added to the service profile, and the workflow will succeed.
- VLAN 101 will not be added to the service profile, and the workflow will fail.
- VLAN 101 will be added to the service profile if Jane approves.
Explanation:
Most likely, virtual local area network (VLAN) 101 will be added to the service profile if Jane approves. The Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Director Workflow Designer workflow in this scenario creates VLAN 101 after it starts. Before the next task is executed, the workflow requires the approval of a user named Joe. In this scenario, Joe has rejected the approval step. If Joe’s approval is not obtained, then the workflow prompts Jane for approval to continue. If Jane rejects the approval step, the workflow ends in failure. If Jane approves, VLAN 101 will be assigned to the service profile.
Cisco UCS Director Workflow Designer is a graphical user interface (GUI) that enables users to create automated workflows in a drag-and-drop fashion. Each task in a workflow is equipped with an On Success button and an On Failure button. Each button provides a drop-down list of other tasks in the workflow. In this way, the user can select which tasks are executed next if a task succeeds and which tasks are executed next if a task fails. Green arrows in Workflow Designer represent the On Success path. Red arrows represent the On Failure path.
VLAN 101 will not be sent back to Joe for approval if Jane approves. In this scenario, the WaitforUserApproval_Jane task’s On Success button is connected to the AddVLANtoServiceProfile task. Therefore, Jane can approve adding VLAN 101 to the service profile even if Joe does not.
There is nothing in this scenario that would lead to workflow failure or workflow success based on Joe’s rejection of the task, because Jane has an opportunity to approve the addition of the VLAN to the Service Profile if Joe rejects it. However, if Joe were to approve the addition of VLAN 101 to the service profile, the task would be attempted and potentially completed without Jane’s approval or rejection because the WaitforUserApproval_Joe task’s On Success button is tied directly to the AddVLANtoServiceProfile task.
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