# Automation

Library  >  Automation

The Automation section is composed of Tasks and Workflows. Tasks can be scripts added directly, scripts and blueprints from the Library section, recipes, playbooks, puppet agent installs, or http (api) calls. These Tasks are are combined into workflows, which can be selected to run at provision time or executed on existing instances via Actions  >  Run Workflow.

**Subtopics**  

- **[Tasks](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/render?page=GUID-CFE82665-23A3-49F2-9202-1C2A720CC64D.html)**
- **[Workflows](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/render?page=GUID-48ED6B2F-2E0B-491F-A497-139DD9B91284.html)**
- **[Scale Thresholds](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/render?page=GUID-B1E8A4DA-E24C-4C01-9382-EC35D7182181.html)**
- **[Power Scheduling](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/render?page=GUID-FAF9ECBA-F679-4F1B-A010-5B4AFAD65C4E.html)**
- **[Execute Scheduling](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/render?page=GUID-AC4D31AC-1CBE-4D99-8C2D-A621EEDB1375.html)**
