Okta Workflows platform harnesses the power of APIs and automations to manage complex identity scenarios. Workflows can replace custom scripts, code, and even manual admin tasks with no-code identity-based logic and connections. Take this 3-part series to get started! 

What Is Okta Workflows?

• Identify the importance of unified Identity within an organization.
• Recognize the evolution of Lifecycle Management (LCM).
• Understand the disadvantages of custom code. 
• Understand how a flow can automate complex processes.
• Reduce manual tasks in your Okta org.

Identify the Key Elements in a Flow: There are a number of important working parts that make a workflow . . . flow. Events kick off the execution of the flow while app actions and functions allow you to manipulate and transform data passing through it. Learn how these key elements unlock hundreds of use cases related to lifecycle management, security, and customer identity.

• Identify the types of events available in the Workflows Console and understand when to use each of them.
• Introduce app actions and understand the myriad of options when using third party applications in a flow.
• Understand how functions can change or control the data in your flow.
• Use Note cards throughout your flows.
• Identify the various authentication types when configuring a Connector.
• Create multiple connections for the same application in different environments such as test, staging, or production. 
• Recognize the role of inputs and outputs and how they are mapped between different steps in your flow.
• Discuss the drag and drop functionality that makes working with flows easy.
• Identify the different data types of inputs and outputs.

Dive into the Workflows Console: The Workflows console offers a wealth of enablement resources that will jump start your workflows building journey in no time. You will soon be configuring connections, constructing flows, and reviewing any pre-built templates that might address any of your organization’s use cases.

• Differentiate between the many types of enablement resources offered on the Workflows home page.
• Visit the three main tabs on the home page: Flows, Connections, and Templates.
• Understand how to add a template to your Okta org.
• Recognize the multiple manners in which you can construct a workflow to produce the same result.
• Identify the connectors needed for the flow as well any transformation of data needed as it passes through the flow.
• Find a flow building process that works for you. Either begin with the end in mind or work backwards from your desired solution.

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