Network integration and workflow generation tools for device-driven management

1. A method, comprising:

generating, by a management service, a management console comprising: a workflow creation user interface area, and at least one set of workflow objects;

retrieving, by the management service, a management workflow from a network service;

generating, by the management service, a translated version of the management workflow that is formatted as a plurality of the workflow objects;

updating, by the management service, the workflow creation user interface area to show graphical representations of the plurality of the workflow objects of the translated version of the management workflow; and

transmitting, by the management service to at least one client device, a device-driven management workflow comprising the translated version of the management workflow.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device-driven management workflow comprises a branching sequence of instructions that branches based on at least one client-device-evaluated state of a respective client device of the at least one client device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one client device is specified by an entry point workflow object of the device-driven management workflow.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device-driven management workflow comprises an evaluation workflow object and a plurality of branch connectors from the evaluation workflow object, wherein a respective branch connector corresponds to a client-device-evaluated state.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying, through the management console, a user selection of the management workflow.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the management workflow comprises a community-posted management workflow and a network location comprises an Internet-based community network location.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the management workflow comprises a runbook or a script.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying instructions executable by at least one computing device, the instructions, when executed, causing the at least one computing device to at least:

generate, by a management service, a management console comprising: a workflow creation user interface area, and at least one set of workflow objects;

retrieve, by the management service, a device state definition from a network service;

generate, by the management service, a translated version of the device state definition that is formatted into a syntax used by the workflow objects;

update, by the management service, the workflow creation user interface area to include a graphical representation of the translated version of the device state definition as part of a device-driven management workflow, wherein the device-driven management workflow comprises a branching sequence of instructions; and

transmit, by the management service to at least one client device, the device-driven management workflow comprising the translated version of a party device state definition.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein a respective client device performs a corresponding path through the branching sequence of instructions based on at least one client-device-evaluated state of the respective client device.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the at least one client device is specified by an entry point workflow object of the device-driven management workflow.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the device-driven management workflow comprises an evaluation workflow object and a plurality of branch connectors from the evaluation workflow object, wherein a respective branch connector corresponds to a client-device-evaluated state.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one computing device to at least:

identify, through the management console, a user manipulation of the device state definition.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the device-driven management workflow comprises a community-posted device state definition, and the network service comprises an Internet-based community network service.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one computing device to at least:

define a risk level for a branch of the device-driven management workflow using a risk level definition object, wherein the risk level definition object comprises the translated version of the device state.

15. A system, comprising:

at least one computing device; and

instructions accessible by the at least one computing device, wherein the instructions are executed causing the at least one computing device to at least:

generate, by a management service, a management console comprising: a workflow creation user interface area, and at least one set of workflow objects;

retrieve, by the management service, a management workflow from a network service;

generate, by the management service, a translated version of the management workflow that is formatted as a plurality of the workflow objects;

update, by the management service, the workflow creation user interface area to show graphical representations of the plurality of the workflow objects of the translated version of the management workflow; and

transmit, by the management service to at least one client device, a device-driven management workflow comprising the translated version of the management workflow.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein a respective client device performs a path through a branching sequence of instructions based on at least one client-device-evaluated state of the respective client device.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one client device is specified by an entry point workflow object of the device-driven management workflow.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein a device-driven management workflow comprises an evaluation workflow object and a plurality of branch connectors from the evaluation workflow object, wherein a respective branch connector corresponds to a client-device-evaluated state.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the management workflow comprises a community-posted management workflow and a network location comprises an Internet-based community network location.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the management workflow comprises a runbook or a script.