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.. Anchors: aliases



.. Title

cisco.dnac.flow_analysis -- Manage FlowAnalysis objects of PathTrace
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.. Collection note

.. note::
    This plugin is part of the `cisco.dnac collection <https://galaxy.ansible.com/cisco/dnac>`_ (version 2.0.7).

    To install it use: :code:`ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.dnac`.

    To use it in a playbook, specify: :code:`cisco.dnac.flow_analysis`.

.. version_added

.. versionadded:: 1.0.0 of cisco.dnac

.. contents::
   :local:
   :depth: 1

.. Deprecated


Synopsis
--------

.. Description

- Returns a summary of all flow analyses stored. Results can be filtered by specified parameters.
- Initiates a new flow analysis with periodic refresh and stat collection options. Returns a request id and a task id to get results and follow progress.

- Returns result of a previously requested flow analysis by its Flow Analysis id.
- Deletes a flow analysis request by its id.

.. note::
    This module has a corresponding :ref:`action plugin <action_plugins>`.

.. Aliases


.. Requirements

Requirements
------------
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- dnacentersdk


.. Options

Parameters
----------

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                    <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-controlPath"></div>
                    <b>controlPath</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-controlPath" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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                        <span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
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                                            <div>FlowAnalysisRequest&#x27;s controlPath.</div>
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                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-dest_ip"></div>
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                                                                                                                                                            </td>
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                                            <div>Destination IP address.</div>
                                                        </td>
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                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-dest_port"></div>
                    <b>dest_port</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-dest_port" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
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                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                                            <div>Destination port.</div>
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                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-destIP"></div>
                    <b>destIP</b>
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                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                                                                                                                                                            </td>
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                                            <div>FlowAnalysisRequest&#x27;s destIP.</div>
                                            <div>Required for state create.</div>
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                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-destPort"></div>
                    <b>destPort</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-destPort" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>FlowAnalysisRequest&#x27;s destPort.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-flow_analysis_id"></div>
                    <b>flow_analysis_id</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-flow_analysis_id" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                 / <span style="color: red">required</span>                    </div>
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                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>Flow analysis request id.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
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                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-gt_create_time"></div>
                    <b>gt_create_time</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-gt_create_time" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                                                                <td>
                                            <div>Analyses requested after this time.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-inclusions"></div>
                    <b>inclusions</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-inclusions" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">list</span>
                         / <span style="color: purple">elements=string</span>                                            </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>FlowAnalysisRequest&#x27;s inclusions (list of strings).</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-last_update_time"></div>
                    <b>last_update_time</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-last_update_time" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>Last update time.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-limit"></div>
                    <b>limit</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-limit" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>Number of resources returned.</div>
                                                        </td>
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                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-lt_create_time"></div>
                    <b>lt_create_time</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-lt_create_time" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>Analyses requested before this time.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-offset"></div>
                    <b>offset</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-offset" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>Start index of resources returned (1-based).</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
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                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-order"></div>
                    <b>order</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-order" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
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                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>Order by this field.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
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                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-periodic_refresh"></div>
                    <b>periodic_refresh</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-periodic_refresh" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
                                                                    </div>
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                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                                        <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
                                                                                                                                                                <li>no</li>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <li>yes</li>
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                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>Is analysis periodically refreshed?.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
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                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-periodicRefresh"></div>
                    <b>periodicRefresh</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-periodicRefresh" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                                        <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
                                                                                                                                                                <li>no</li>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <li>yes</li>
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                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>FlowAnalysisRequest&#x27;s periodicRefresh.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-protocol"></div>
                    <b>protocol</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-protocol" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>Protocol query parameter.</div>
                                            <div>FlowAnalysisRequest&#x27;s protocol.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-sort_by"></div>
                    <b>sort_by</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-sort_by" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>Sort by this field.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-source_ip"></div>
                    <b>source_ip</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-source_ip" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>Source IP address.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-source_port"></div>
                    <b>source_port</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-source_port" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>Source port.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-sourceIP"></div>
                    <b>sourceIP</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-sourceIP" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>FlowAnalysisRequest&#x27;s sourceIP.</div>
                                            <div>Required for state create.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-sourcePort"></div>
                    <b>sourcePort</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-sourcePort" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>FlowAnalysisRequest&#x27;s sourcePort.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-status"></div>
                    <b>status</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-status" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>Status query parameter.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-task_id"></div>
                    <b>task_id</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-task_id" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>Task ID.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
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    <br/>

.. Notes


.. Seealso

See Also
--------

.. seealso::

   :ref:`cisco.dnac.plugins.module_utils.definitions.flow_analysis <ansible_collections.cisco.dnac.plugins.module_utils.definitions.flow_analysis_module>`
      The official documentation on the **cisco.dnac.plugins.module_utils.definitions.flow_analysis** module.
   `FlowAnalysis reference <https://developer.cisco.com/docs/dna-center/api/1-3-3-x>`_
       Complete reference of the FlowAnalysis object model.
   `FlowAnalysis reference <https://dnacentersdk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api/api.html#v2-1-1-summary>`_
       SDK reference.

.. Examples

Examples
--------

.. code-block:: yaml+jinja

    
    - name: retrives_all_previous_pathtraces_summary
      cisco.dnac.flow_analysis:
        state: query  # required
        dest_ip: SomeValue  # string
        dest_port: SomeValue  # string
        gt_create_time: SomeValue  # string
        last_update_time: SomeValue  # string
        limit: SomeValue  # string
        lt_create_time: SomeValue  # string
        offset: SomeValue  # string
        order: SomeValue  # string
        periodic_refresh: True  # boolean
        protocol: SomeValue  # string
        sort_by: SomeValue  # string
        source_ip: SomeValue  # string
        source_port: SomeValue  # string
        status: SomeValue  # string
        task_id: SomeValue  # string
      register: nm_retrives_all_previous_pathtraces_summary

    - name: initiate_a_new_pathtrace
      cisco.dnac.flow_analysis:
        state: create  # required
        destIP: SomeValue  # string, required
        sourceIP: SomeValue  # string, required
        controlPath: True  # boolean
        destPort: SomeValue  # string
        inclusions:
        - SomeValue  # string
        periodicRefresh: True  # boolean
        protocol: SomeValue  # string
        sourcePort: SomeValue  # string

    - name: retrieves_previous_pathtrace
      cisco.dnac.flow_analysis:
        state: query  # required
        flow_analysis_id: SomeValue  # string, required
      register: nm_retrieves_previous_pathtrace

    - name: deletes_pathtrace_by_id
      cisco.dnac.flow_analysis:
        state: delete  # required
        flow_analysis_id: SomeValue  # string, required





.. Facts


.. Return values

Return Values
-------------
Common return values are documented :ref:`here <common_return_values>`, the following are the fields unique to this module:

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                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-dnac_response"></div>
                    <b>dnac_response</b>
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                    <div style="font-size: small">
                      <span style="color: purple">dictionary</span>
                                          </div>
                                    </td>
                <td>always</td>
                <td>
                                            <div>A dictionary with the response returned by the DNA Center Python SDK</div>
                                        <br/>
                                            <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                                                <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">{&#x27;response&#x27;: 29, &#x27;version&#x27;: &#x27;1.0&#x27;}</div>
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            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-missing_params"></div>
                    <b>missing_params</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-missing_params" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                      <span style="color: purple">list</span>
                       / <span style="color: purple">elements=string</span>                    </div>
                                    </td>
                <td>when the function request schema is not satisfied</td>
                <td>
                                            <div>Provided arguments do not comply with the schema of the DNA Center Python SDK function</div>
                                        <br/>
                                    </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-sdk_function"></div>
                    <b>sdk_function</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-sdk_function" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                      <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                          </div>
                                    </td>
                <td>always</td>
                <td>
                                            <div>The DNA Center SDK function used to execute the task</div>
                                        <br/>
                                            <div style="font-size: smaller"><b>Sample:</b></div>
                                                <div style="font-size: smaller; color: blue; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;">path_trace.deletes_pathtrace_by_id</div>
                                    </td>
            </tr>
                        </table>
    <br/><br/>

..  Status (Presently only deprecated)


.. Authors

Authors
~~~~~~~

- Rafael Campos (@racampos)



.. Parsing errors