Microsoft Azure Automation spoke release notes

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  • Updated November 7, 2024
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    Summary of Microsoft Azure Automation Spoke Release Notes

    The Microsoft Azure Automation spoke for ServiceNow Integration Hub allows users to automate the management of Azure resources, including runbooks, jobs, schedules, and configuration management. The latest version, 2.0.0, introduces enhancements to streamline actions and improve functionality.

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    Key Features

    • New Actions: Version 2.0.0 introduces actions with a new design pattern for complex object outputs and includes features like retry policies and improved error evaluation. Key actions include:
      • Account Management: Create, delete, and look up accounts.
      • Job Management: Create, look up, and manage jobs including job output and status.
      • Runbook Management: Create, update, and retrieve runbooks and their content.
      • Schedule Management: Create and manage job schedules.
      • Software Update Configuration: Look up software update configurations and their runs.
      • State Configuration Management: Manage Desired State Configuration (DSC) settings.
      • Watcher Management: Control watchers for monitoring purposes.
    • Deprecation of Old Actions: The update removes older actions that utilized outdated credential aliases, encouraging users to adopt the new action set for improved performance and security.

    Key Outcomes

    With the latest version of the Azure Automation spoke, ServiceNow customers can expect enhanced automation capabilities, improved performance, and a more streamlined user experience. Transitioning to the new action set not only optimizes management tasks in Azure but also ensures better compatibility and support for ongoing updates.

    Version history for the Integration Hub Azure Automation spoke on the ServiceNow Store.

    Important:
    For details on system requirements and family compatibility, view the application listing on the ServiceNow Store website.

    Version history

    Version 2.0.0 - November 2024
    • New:
      • Microsoft Azure Automation Spoke now makes use of the default alias for Microsoft Resource Management Spoke (sn_azure_rm_spoke.Microsoft_Azure_Resource_Management)
      • New Actions with latest design pattern of complex object outputs, retry policy, connection & credentials, and error evaluation making use of the new connection & credential alias:
        • Account Management:Create Account (create_account_v2), Delete Account (delete_account), Look up Account (look_up_account), Look up Accounts Stream by Resource Group (look_up_accounts_stream_by_resource_group), Look up Accounts Stream by Subscription ID (look_up_accounts_stream_by_subscription_id), Update Account(update_account_v2)
        • Job Management:Create Job (create_job_v2), Look up Job (look_up_job), Look up Job Output (look_up_job_output), Look up Jobs Stream (look_up_jobs_stream), Resume Job (resume_job_v2), Stop Job (stop_job_v2), Suspend Job (suspend_job_v2)
        • Job Scheduled Management:Create Job Schedule (create_job_schedule_v2),Delete Job Schedule (delete_job_schedule_v2),Look up Job Schedule (look_up_job_schedule),Look up Job Schedules Stream (look_up_job_schedules_stream)
        • Runbook Management:Create Runbook (create_runbook_v2), Delete Runbook (delete_runbook_v2), Get Runbooks (Metadata) (get_runbooks_metadata), Look up Runbook (look_up_runbook), Look up Runbooks Stream (look_up_runbooks_stream), Look up Runbook Content (look_up_runbook_content), Update Runbook (update_runbook_v2)
        • Schedule Management:Create Schedule (create_schedule_v2),Delete Schedule (delete_schedule_v2),Look up Schedule (look_up_schedule),Look up Schedules Stream (look_up_schedules_stream),Update Schedule (update_schedule_v2)
        • Software Update Configuration Management:Look up Software Update Configuration Run (look_up_software_update_configuration_run),Look up Software Update Configuration Machine Runs Stream (look_up_software_update_configuration_machine_runs_stream),Look up Software Update Configuration Runs Stream (look_up_software_update_configuration_runs_stream)
        • State Configuration Management:Compile DSC Configuration (compile_dsc_configuration_v2),Create DSC Configuration (create_dsc_configuration_v2),Get DSC Configurations (Metadata) (get_dsc_configurations_metadata),Look up DSC Configuration (look_up_dsc_configuration),Look up DSC Configuration Content (look_up_dsc_configuration_content),Look up DSC Configurations Stream (look_up_dsc_configurations_stream),Look up Nodes Stream (look_up_nodes_stream),Update DSC Configuration (update_dsc_configuration),Update Node DSC Configuration (update_node_dsc_configuration_v2)
        • Watcher Management: Delete Watcher (delete_watcher_v2),Get Watchers (Metadata) (get_watchers_metadata),Look up Watchers Stream (look_up_watchers_stream),Start Watcher (start_watcher_v2),Stop Watcher (stop_watcher_v2)
    • Removed:
      • Deprecate old credential alias for the spoke (sn_azure_auto_spke.Azure_Automation_Spoke).
      • Deprecated Actions that make use of old credential alias:
        • Account Management:Create Account (Deprecated) (create_account), Delete Account (Deprecated) (copy_of_delete_profile), Get Account (Deprecated) (get_account), Look up Accounts By Resource Group (Deprecated) (look_up_accounts_by_resource_group), Look up Accounts By Subscription (Deprecated) (look_up_accounts_by_subscription), Update Account (Deprecated) (update_account)
        • Job Management:Create Job (Deprecated) (create_job), Get Job (Deprecated) (get_job), Get Job Output (Deprecated) (get_job_output), Look up Job By Automation Account (Deprecated) (look_up_software_update_configuration_machine_runs), Resume Job (Deprecated) (resume_job), Stop Job (Deprecated) (stop_job), Suspend Job (Deprecated) (suspend_job)
        • Job Scheduled Management:Create Job Schedule (Deprecated) (create_job_schedule),Delete Job Schedule (Deprecated) (delete_job_schedule),Get Job Schedule (Deprecated) (get_job_schedule) ,Look up Job Schedules By Automation Account (Deprecated) (look_up_job_schedules)
        • Runbook Management: Create Runbook (Deprecated) (create_runbook), Delete Runbook (Deprecated) (delete_runbook), Get Runbook (Deprecated) (get_runbook), Get Runbook Content (Deprecated) (copy_of_get_runbook_content), Look up Runbook By Automation Account (Deprecated) (look_up_runbook_by_automation_account), Update Runbook (Deprecated) (update_runbook)
        • Schedule Management:Create Schedule (Deprecated) (create_schedule),Delete Schedule (Deprecated) (delete_schedule),Get Schedule (Deprecated) (get_schedule),Look up Schedules By Automation Account (Deprecated) (look_up_schedules_by_automation_account),Update Schedule (Deprecated) (update_schedule)
        • Software Update Configuration Management:Create Windows/Linux Update (Deprecated) (create_update),Delete Windows/Linux Update (Deprecated) (delete_windowslinux_update),Get Software Update Configuration Runs By Id (Deprecated) (get_software_update_configuration_runs_by_id),Look up Windows/Linux Update (Deprecated) (look_up_windowslinux_update),Look up Software Update Configuration Machine Runs (Deprecated) (look_up_software_update_configuration_runs),Look up Software Update Configuration Runs (Deprecated) (list_job_by_automation_account)
        • State Configuration Management:Compile DSC Configuration (Deprecated) (compile_dsc_configuration),Create DSC Configuration (Deprecated) (create_dsc_configuration),Get DSC Configuration (Deprecated) (get_dsc_configuration),Get DSC Configuration Content (Deprecated) (get_dsc_configuration_content),Look up DSC Configuration (Metadata) (Deprecated) (delete_dsc_configuration),Look up Nodes By Automation Account (Deprecated) (look_up_nodes_by_automation_account),Update DSC Configuration (Deprecated) (update_dsc_configuration1),Update Node DSC Configuration (Deprecated) (update_node_dsc_configuration)
        • Watcher Management:Delete Watcher (Deprecated) (delete_watcher), Look up Watchers By Account Name (Metadata) (Deprecated) (copy_of_look_up_watchers_by_account_name), Start Watcher (Deprecated) (start_watcher), Stop Watcher (Deprecated) (stop_watcher)
    Version 1.0.5 - December 2023
    Fixed: Visibility of actions in the action picker.
    Version 1.0.4 - September 2023
    Fixed: The license requirements.
    Version 1.0.3 - April 2023
    • Changed: Spoke name from "Azure Automation Spoke" to "Microsoft Azure Automation Spoke"
    • Fixed: Improve installation performance of spoke
    Version 1.0.2 - August 2021
    Patch release of the Azure Automation spoke for IntegrationHub. This version fixes null value in the payload using Create Job action.
    Version 1.0.1 - July 2021
    Patch release of Azure Automation spoke for IntegrationHub. This version adds KMF modules for additional security of password2 fields and Rome compatibility.
    Version 1.0.0 - October 2020
    Provides actions to automate the management of runbooks, jobs, software updates, and state configuration in Azure Automation.