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Connect Automation Manager#

🔒 AutomationManager.Connect

Overview#

This operation is used to create an Automation Controller instance from the Automation Manager page. The Connect Automation Manager wizard connects an Automation Controller and an entity to the current Automation Manager, which runs the resulting instance.

The current Automation Manager is fixed in the wizard and cannot be changed. It is used for the Automation Controller and its drivers.

Setup#

No specific setup is required other than to meet the preconditions of the transaction.

Preconditions#

  • The Automation Manager exists in the system and is not in the Terminated state.
  • An Automation Controller exists in the system that is not a template and is not in the Terminated state.
  • The entity to connect belongs to an entity type that is enabled for Connect IoT.

Sequence of Steps#

The Connect Automation Manager wizard can be called with the Connect action from the Automation Manager page.

Note

The Connect action is disabled when the Automation Manager is in the Terminated state.

Step 1: Select the Entity and Automation Controller#

  1. Select the Automation Controller and the version to be used by the instance. Only controllers that are not templates and are not in the Terminated state can be selected.
  2. Select the entity to associate with the Automation Controller. The available entities depend on the system type of the selected controller.

Step 2: Automation Drivers#

  1. Select the entity to associate with each driver of the selected Automation Controller.
  2. Select Connect to complete the operation.

After the operation completes, the new instance is displayed on the Connect IoT page.

Connect Wizard Entry Points#

The Connect wizard can be started from different pages. The starting page defines which element is fixed and which elements you select in the wizard.

Starting Page Wizard Title Fixed Element Elements to Select
Automation Controller page Connect Automation Controller The Automation Controller The entity to connect and the Automation Manager
Page of an entity enabled for Connect IoT (for example, a Resource) Connect Entity The entity The Automation Controller and its version, and the Automation Manager
Automation Manager page Connect Automation Manager The Automation Manager The Automation Controller and its version, and the entity to connect

Table: Connect Wizard Entry Points

The Connect action on the page of an entity requires the entity-specific Connect security functionality (for example, Resource.Connect) or the general Entity.Connect security functionality, which enables the Connect wizard for all entities that are enabled for Connect IoT.