Using Workflow Token Replay in the vRealize Orchestrator Client

You can use the token replay feature to view the transitions between items in workflow runs.

The token replay feature records contextual information for each transition between workflow items. For each workflow item, token replay records when the workflow run started, ended, and what variables were changed at the end of the workflow item run. Token replay also references the generated script log messages for each workflow item.

Note: Data about workflow item transitions is stored in the vRealize Orchestrator PostgreSQL database. This data is removed from the database when the workflow run is deleted.

Prerequisites

• Enable the token replay feature from the Control Center.
  1. Log in to the Control Center as root.
  2. Select Extension Properties.
  3. Click tokenreplay-8.9.0.
  4. To enable the token replay feature, click Enable.
  5. Click Save.
     Note: It can take up to 5 minutes for the vRealize Orchestrator server to refresh the extension.
• Run a workflow.

Note: By default, the token replay does not run automatically for all workflow runs on your vRealize Orchestrator server. You can run token replays for each workflow individually, or enable the token replay extension for all workflows from the Extension Properties page of the Control Center.

Procedure

1. (Optional) Enable token replay for all workflow runs on your vRealize Orchestrator server.
   Note: To run individual token replays without enabling the feature from the Control Center, click Run with replay on the workflow editor page.
   1. Log in to the Control Center as root.
   2. Select Extension Properties.
   3. Click tokenreplay-8.9.0.
   4. To enable the token replay feature for all workflows, verify that Record replay for all workflow runs is enabled.
   5. Click Save.
      Note: It can take up to 5 minutes for the vRealize Orchestrator server to refresh the extension.
2. Log in to the vRealize Orchestrator Client as an administrator.
3. Navigate to Activity > Workflow Runs.
4. Select a workflow run.
5. Select a workflow run item from the left menu.
   The Variable and Logs tabs now display information specific for that workflow item.