Control-M for Azure Functions

Azure Functions jobs enable you to develop, test, and run applications in the cloud.

Control-M for Azure Functions enables you to do the following:

  • Execute Activity, HTTP, and Orchestrator Azure Functions apps.

  • Manage Azure Functions credentials in a secure connection profile.

  • Connect to any Azure Functions endpoint.

  • Introduce all Control-M capabilities to Control-M for Azure Functions, including advanced scheduling criteria, complex dependencies, resource pools, lock resources, and variables.

  • Integrate Azure Functions jobs with other Control-M jobs into a single scheduling environment.

  • Monitor the status, results, and output of Azure Functions jobs.

  • Attach an SLA job to the Azure Functions jobs.

  • Run 50 Azure Functions jobs simultaneously per Agent.

Control-M for Azure Functions Compatibility

The following table lists the prerequisites that are required to use the Azure Functions plug-in, each with its minimum required version.

Component

Version

Control-M/EM

9.0.22.000

Control-M/Agent

9.0.22.052

Control-M Application Integrator

9.0.22.052

Control-M Automation API

9.0.22.050

Control-M for Azure Functions is supported on Control-M Web and Control-M Automation API, but not on the Control-M client. You cannot use Promotion with the plug-in.

To download the installation files for each prerequisite, see Obtaining Control-M Installation Files.

Setting up Control-M for Azure Functions

This procedure describes how to deploy the Azure Functions plug-in, create a connection profile, and define an Azure Functions job in Control-M Web and Automation API.

Integration plug-ins released by BMC require an Application Integrator installation. However, these plug-ins are not editable and you cannot import them into Application Integrator. To deploy these integrations to your Control-M environment, import them directly into Control-M with Control-M Automation API.

Before You Begin

Begin

  1. Create a temporary directory to save the downloaded files.

  2. Download the Azure Functions plug-in from the Control-M for Azure Functions download page in the EPD site.

  3. Do one of the following to install the Azure Functions plug-in:

    • (9.0.21 or higher) Do the following to run the Control-M Automation API provision service:

      1. Log in as an administrator to the Control-M/EM server host and save the downloaded ZIP file to the following location:

        • Linux: $HOME/ctm_em/AUTO_DEPLOY

        • Windows: <EM_HOME>\AUTO_DEPLOY

      2. Log in to the account where Control-M/Agent is installed and run the following provision image command:

        • Linux: ctm provision image ZFA_plugin.Linux

        • Windows: ctm provision image ZFA_plugin.Windows

    • (9.0.20.200 or lower) Run the Automation API deploy service, as described in deploy jobtype.

  4. Create an Azure Functions connection profile in Control-M Web or Automation API, as follows:

  5. Define an Azure Functions job in Control-M Web or Automation API, as follows:

To remove this plug-in from an Agent, see Removing a Plug-in from the Agent. The plug-in ID is ZFA032022.

Change Log

The following table provides details about changes that were introduced in new versions of this plug-in:

Plug-in Version

Details

1.0.13

Added Workload Identity as a new Identity Type in centralized connection profile

1.0.12

Internal bug fix.

1.0.11

Performance improvements.

1.0.10

Added new Resource parameter to the connection profile

1.0.09

  • Added new Unauthenticated option for the Identity Type in the connection profile

  • Added new job attributes Azure Resource and Azure Resource Scope

  • Added new API-VERSION job attribute

1.0.07

Added ability to kill Durable Functions.

1.0.06

Corrected issue in the Function App ID authentication in the connection profile

1.0.05

  • Added new Function APP ID authentication

  • Added new connection profile fields Function App Web Site and Custom App Key

1.0.03

Added ability to trigger Orchestrator functions.

1.0.02

  • Added new fields Verification Poll Interval and Failure Tolerance

  • Added a new Durable option in the Function Type attribute

1.0.00

Initial version