Control-M for AWS Step Functions

AWS Step Functions enables you to create visual workflows that can integrate other AWS services.

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

• Execute AWS Step Function state machines (workflows), define state machine parameters, and add job logs to the output.

• Manage AWS Step Functions credentials in a secure connection profile.

• Connect to any AWS Step Functions endpoint.

• Introduce all Control-M capabilities to Control-M for AWS Step Functions, including advanced scheduling criteria, complex dependencies, Resource Pools, Lock Resources, and variables.

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

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

• Attach an SLA job to the AWS Step Functions jobs.

• Run 50 AWS Step Functions jobs simultaneously per Agent.

Setting up Control-M for AWS Step FunctionsLink copied to clipboard

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

Before You Begin

• Verify that Automation API is installed, as described in Setting Up the API.

• Verify that Agent version 9.0.21.080 or later is installed.

1. On the Agent host, run one of the following commands to set the Java environment variable:

   • Linux:

     • Bourne shell/bash: export BMC_INST_JAVA_HOME=<java_11_directory>

     • csh/tcsh: setenv BMC_INST_JAVA_HOME <java_11_directory>

   • Windows: set BMC_INST_JAVA_HOME="<java_11_directory>"

2. Run one of the following API commands:

   • To install, type one of the following provision image commands:

     • Linux: ctm provision image ASF_plugin.Linux

     • Windows: ctm provision image ASF_plugin.Windows

   • To upgrade, type the following command:

     ctm provision agent::update

3. Create an AWS Step Functions connection profile in Control-M SaaS or Automation API, as follows:

   • Control-M SaaS: Create a Centralized Connection Profile with AWS Step Functions Connection Profile Parameters

   • Automation API: ConnectionProfile:AWS Step Functions

4. Define an AWS Step Functions job in Control-M SaaS or Automation API, as follows:

   • Control-M SaaS: Create a Job with AWS Step Functions Job parameters

   • Automation API: Job:AWS Step Functions

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

Plug-in Version	Details
1.0.04
1.0.03
1.0.02
1.0.01
1.0.00	Initial version