In order to have confidence in what you’re automating, network teams need the ability to deliver structured and validated input data to a network automation. One of the fundamental components of the Itential Automation Platform is JSON Forms, which does just that. These forms can be quickly created using a low-code, drag-and-drop canvas, tested, and used with an automation. One unique feature of Itential’s JSON Forms that makes this possible is the ability to populate data from a drop-down form element using a dynamic API call. This provides an additional set of guardrails to validate input to the data provided to an automation and using dynamic API calls within a form ensures that the most up to date and valid data is presented to a user before an automation is run.
In this demo, Rich Martin, Director of Technical Marketing at Itential, shows step-by-step how to:
- Demonstrate building and testing of JSON Forms using a visual, low-code canvas.
- Implement API calls to populate data dynamically data in drop down elements.
- Access data from API calls within the Itential platform.
- Access data from API calls to external systems like ITSMs or IPAMs.
- Utilize Dynamic JSON Forms in an Itential workflow and from ServiceNow.
Demo Notes
(So you can skip ahead, if you want.)
00:00 Introduction & Demo Overview
01:44 Building JSON Form with Static Dropdown
05:50 Using and Testing a Dynamic Dropdown
14:00 Adding Dynamic Dropdown with Field Dependency
21:10 Using and Testing Dynamic Dropdown with External API Calls
27:15 Using JSON Forms within a Workflow
31:24 Publishing a Workflow and Associating a JSON Form
34:00 Using Dynamic JSON Forms with ServiceNow
