activateTopology
A Workflow Engine function that updates a named topology from an inactive to an active state. Returns false if the topology can not be activated.
This function is available for alert workflows.
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Arguments
Workflow Engine function activateTopology takes the following arguments:
Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
topologyName | yes | string | The name or substited value for the topology. To substitute a value, use $(<attribute_name>). For example $(custom_info.myTopology) |
Example
The following example demonstrates typical use of Workflow Engine function activateToplogy.
If you want to activate an inactive topology named "my network", set the following:
topologyName: my network
The UI translates your settings to the following JSON:
{"topologyName":"my network"}If you run the topologies API, you can see your new topology:
curl -X GET 'https://example.com/api/v1/topologies'
Returns the following:
{
"name": "my network",
"active": true,
"description": "my network nodes"
}