Configuration Manager Application Request: Sample Notification and Approval Automation Solution

re: Configuration Manager Application Request: Sample Notification and Approval Automation Solution

Neodolphin — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:07:49 GMT

Hi Neil,

First a big thank you for your post, it put me n the right way to code a real approval portal :)

In the "Gather Data For Each Request" part you should add an IF $app is not null because if there is no approval demand with the status pending the script will fail with the error "You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression." and so the runbook

Like this :

if ($app -ne $null)

{

foreach ($appr in $app) {$comment = $appr.Comments; $user = $appr.User; $appName = $appr.Application; $date = $appr.ConvertToDateTime($appr.LastModifiedDate)}

[........]

$action = "SecondEmail"

}

else

{

$action="None"

}

Regards,

re: Configuration Manager Application Request: Sample Notification and Approval Automation Solution

itguru82 — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:23:38 GMT

How do you create the ASP.net program and where do I put it?

re: Configuration Manager Application Request: Sample Notification and Approval Automation Solution

Neil Peterson — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:05:03 GMT

I apologize but I am not going to be able to provide a sample installer for this application. All of the code is included in this posing and can be used to piece together the application.

Thanks.

neilp

re: Configuration Manager Application Request: Sample Notification and Approval Automation Solution

Mitch Schreiber — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:19:29 GMT

That worked for me as well. Thanks.

re: Configuration Manager Application Request: Sample Notification and Approval Automation Solution

Mats — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:58:27 GMT

Hi Neal,

Thanks for your response.

I fixed it by deleting the runbooks and importing them again.

I didn't do that after installing the new IP's.

The application i will try to install myself.

If i haven't succeeded in 2 weeks i will come back ;-)

Regards

Mats

re: Configuration Manager Application Request: Sample Notification and Approval Automation Solution

Neil Peterson — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:38:41 GMT

Thanks for the feedback, I have updated this blog to indicate that both the Data Manipulation and Active Director Integration packs must be deployed to the Runbook Designer before importing the sample Runbooks.

Mats - if you are still having issues with this can you email me offline, I will assist.

I have also received multiple requests for an installer that will install the Approval application. I have limited cycles at the moment but am working on one and hope to have it published within the next two weeks.

neilp

re: Configuration Manager Application Request: Sample Notification and Approval Automation Solution

Mitch Schreiber — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:28:20 GMT

Hello, I am having the same issue as Mats. It looks like the Get email Address runbook relies on a integration pack that I do have have. I downloaded the Data Manipulation IP as described above but that does not seem to be the missing integration pack. It shows as all question marks and cannot display the properties.

re: Configuration Manager Application Request: Sample Notification and Approval Automation Solution

Mats — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:27:58 GMT

Liam,

I installed the data manipulation pack.

It shows in SCO, but i still have the question marks.

and an error that says: the property for this activity cannot be viewed.

I have data manipulation IP and AD IP.

Hope to hear from you

Regards,

Mats

re: Configuration Manager Application Request: Sample Notification and Approval Automation Solution

Liam — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:58:02 GMT

Hi Mats,

orchestrator.codeplex.com/.../83934

Regards,

Liam

re: Configuration Manager Application Request: Sample Notification and Approval Automation Solution

Mats — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:12:54 GMT

Hi Liam,

Wich version did you download and do you have a link?

Regards,

Mats