Executing powershell script from Orchestrator

Question

Hi Team,

I have a workflow(Runbook) created in Orchestrator, in which one of the activity is "Execute PS script". I have this script created in ServiceManager(SM) server(IDCSCSM01T). How can we call this script from the orchestrator (Runbook)?

I tried the below option. But it is not working.

1. I selected the properties of the "Execute PS script" activity
2. Go to the option "Input Properties", give the path of the script as "//IDCSCSM01T/C:/Jansi/SendRequest.ps1" against the filed name: 'PS Script 01'

Can anyone please correct me if am wrong?

Regards,
Jansi

Answer 1

Hi @jansi rani krishnan ,

You can use the Subscribe -> Published Data feature in Orchestrator to pass the values/data from one activity to the next.
This way you can pass the ID from the Monitor activity to the Run .Net Script activity in the script.

The result should look like this:

Update Object activity:

To update the Incident there is another activity in the SCSM Integration Pack called "Update Object".
This way you can update the Incident Record that triggered the Monitor object.
Just make sure the Run .Net Script activity is returning the values from ServiceNow you need for the update.

If you are new to SCSM and Orchestrator I would recommend to buy books for both products. There are a few books available if you try a search engine ;-).
I avoid to do a direct advertisement for books here, sorry.

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Regards
Andreas Baumgarten

Answer 2

Hi @jansi rani krishnan ,

for executing PowerShell commands I am always using the Run .Net Script activity in Orchestrator.

A simple demo is shown here:
http://get-cmd.com/?p=3731

In this blog post you can see how to use the latest PowerShell version in Orchestrator as well.

Here is another blog post how to use PowerShell and the Run .Net Script activity:
https://blog.ctglobalservices.com/powershell/jgs/orchestrator-using-run-net-script-activity-powershell-inputting-and-returning-data/

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Regards
Andreas Baumgarten