Automations

What are Automations?

Rescale Automations is a powerful feature that allows you to automate and customize your simulation workflows with ease. Whether you’re looking to extract metadata, send notifications, manage files, or perform complex data analysis, Automations provides a flexible solution to streamline your engineering processes.

Key Features

Flexible Execution Times

Run your automation scripts:

  • Before job execution
  • During job execution
  • After job completion

Supported Languages

Currently supports:

  • Python
  • Bash

Automation Types

Create automations for various purposes:

  • Metadata Extraction
  • Notifications
  • File Management
  • Data Visualization

How to Use Automations

Creating an Automation

  1. Navigate to the Automations section when setting up a job
  2. Click “New Automation”
  3. Provide:
    • Name
    • Description
    • Execution timing
    • Script (Python or Bash)
    • Optional variables

Enabling Automations

  1. When creating a new job, go to the Automations page
  2. Select one or more automations
  3. Configure any required variables
  4. Run your job

Pricing and Availability

Basic (Rescale Enterprise)

  • 1 Automation per job
  • Job and Template-level creation

Premium (Rescale Enterprise + Data Bundle)

  • Unlimited Automations per job
  • Workspace-level automation management
  • Advanced features

Example Use Cases

Metadata Extraction

Automatically capture key simulation metrics without manual intervention.

Notifications

Set up automatic Slack or Microsoft Teams notifications for job completion.

File Management

Convert file formats, compress results, or integrate with cloud storage automatically.

Getting Started

Contact your Rescale account representative to enable Automations for your workspace and learn about the latest features.