DataWorks Data Operations

DataWorks Operations Center assistant for task and workflow operations, alert rule creation and management. Supports periodic, manual, and triggered tasks/workflows (excludes real-time/streaming tasks).

Installation

Pre-check: Aliyun CLI >= 3.3.3 required Run aliyun version to verify >= 3.3.3. If not installed or version too low, run curl -fsSL https://aliyuncli.alicdn.com/setup.sh | bash to update, or see references/cli-installation-guide.md for installation instructions.

Pre-check: Aliyun CLI plugin update required [MUST] run aliyun configure set --auto-plugin-install true to enable automatic plugin installation.

[MUST] CLI AI-Mode & User-Agent — Before executing any business CLI command:

aliyun configure ai-mode enable
aliyun configure ai-mode set-user-agent --user-agent "AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-dataworks-data-ops"
aliyun plugin update

After the workflow is complete:

aliyun configure ai-mode disable

Environment Variables

The aliyun CLI default timeout may cause indefinite hangs. You [MUST] set the following environment variables before executing any API command:

For large-volume queries (e.g., paginated task instance lists with 500+ results), ALIBABA_CLOUD_READ_TIMEOUT may be increased to 60000 ms.

If an API call times out, [MUST] retry once with a doubled read timeout value. If the second attempt also fails, report the timeout to the user and suggest checking network connectivity, project ID validity, or RAM permissions.

No other special environment variable requirements.

Authentication

Pre-check: Alibaba Cloud Credentials Required

Security Rules:

• NEVER read, echo, or print AK/SK values (e.g., echo $ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID is FORBIDDEN)
• NEVER ask the user to input AK/SK directly in the conversation or command line
• NEVER use aliyun configure set with literal credential values
• ONLY use aliyun configure list to check credential status

aliyun configure list

Check the output for a valid profile (AK, STS, or OAuth identity).

If no valid profile exists, STOP here.

1. Obtain credentials from Alibaba Cloud Console
2. Configure credentials outside of this session (via aliyun configure in terminal or environment variables in shell profile)
3. Return and re-run after aliyun configure list shows a valid profile

RAM Permissions

This skill requires the following RAM permissions:

Task Management

Task Instance Management

Workflow (Operations Center, read-only)

Workflow Instance (Operations Center, read-only)

Alert Rules (Custom Monitoring, read-only)

[MUST] Permission Failure Handling: When any command or API call fails due to permission errors at any point during execution, follow this process:

1. Read references/ram-policies.md to get the full list of permissions required by this SKILL
2. Use ram-permission-diagnose skill to guide the user through requesting the necessary permissions
3. Pause and wait until the user confirms that the required permissions have been granted

Parameter Confirmation

IMPORTANT: Parameter Confirmation — Before executing any command or API call, ALL user-customizable parameters (e.g., ProjectId, RegionId, bizdate, instance IDs, etc.) MUST be confirmed with the user. Do NOT assume or use default values without explicit user approval.

Instance status enum values (used for --status parameter):

• NotRun - Not Run
• Running - Running
• Failure - Failed
• Success - Success
• WaitTime - Waiting for Time
• WaitResource - Waiting for Resources

Workflow instance type enum values (used for --type parameter):

• Normal - Normal Scheduling
• Manual - Manual Run
• SmokeTest - Smoke Test
• SupplementData - Backfill Data
• ManualWorkflow - Manual Workflow
• TriggerWorkflow - Trigger Workflow

Core Workflows

0. Confirm Target Region

Confirm the target region with the user. Common regions:

• cn-hangzhou - East China 1 (Hangzhou)
• cn-shanghai - East China 2 (Shanghai)
• cn-beijing - North China 2 (Beijing)
• cn-shenzhen - South China 1 (Shenzhen)

Task Management

# Query task list
aliyun dataworks-public list-tasks \
  --region \x3CREGION> \
  --project-id \x3CPROJECT_ID> \
  [--name \x3CTASK_NAME>] \
  [--page-size \x3CSIZE>] \
  --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-dataworks-data-ops

# Get task details
aliyun dataworks-public get-task \
  --region \x3CREGION> \
  --id \x3CTASK_ID> \
  --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-dataworks-data-ops

For more command parameters and the full command list, see references/related-commands.md

Task Instance Management

# Query task instance list (filter by status)
aliyun dataworks-public list-task-instances \
  --region \x3CREGION> \
  --project-id \x3CPROJECT_ID> \
  --bizdate \x3CBIZDATE_TIMESTAMP> \
  [--status NotRun|Running|Failure|Success|WaitTime|WaitResource] \
  [--task-name \x3CTASK_NAME>] \
  --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-dataworks-data-ops

# Get task instance details (use instance ID from list above)
aliyun dataworks-public get-task-instance \
  --region \x3CREGION> \
  --id \x3CTASK_INSTANCE_ID> \
  --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-dataworks-data-ops

# Get task instance log
aliyun dataworks-public get-task-instance-log \
  --region \x3CREGION> \
  --id \x3CTASK_INSTANCE_ID> \
  --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-dataworks-data-ops

For more commands (instance details, upstream/downstream instances, operation logs, etc.) see references/related-commands.md

Workflow (Operations Center, read-only)

# Query workflow list
aliyun dataworks-public list-workflows \
  --region \x3CREGION> \
  --project-id \x3CPROJECT_ID> \
  [--name \x3CWORKFLOW_NAME>] \
  --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-dataworks-data-ops

# Get workflow details
aliyun dataworks-public get-workflow \
  --region \x3CREGION> \
  --id \x3CWORKFLOW_ID> \
  --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-dataworks-data-ops

Workflow Instance (Operations Center, read-only)

# Query workflow instance list
aliyun dataworks-public list-workflow-instances \
  --region \x3CREGION> \
  --project-id \x3CPROJECT_ID> \
  --biz-date \x3CBIZDATE_TIMESTAMP> \
  [--type Normal|Manual|SmokeTest|SupplementData|ManualWorkflow|TriggerWorkflow] \
  --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-dataworks-data-ops

# Get workflow instance details
aliyun dataworks-public get-workflow-instance \
  --region \x3CREGION> \
  --id \x3CWORKFLOW_INSTANCE_ID> \
  --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-dataworks-data-ops

Alert Rules (Custom Monitoring, read-only)

# Query alert rule list
aliyun dataworks-public list-alert-rules \
  --region \x3CREGION> \
  --page-number \x3CPAGE_NUMBER> \
  --page-size \x3CPAGE_SIZE> \
  [--name \x3CRULE_NAME>] \
  [--owner \x3COWNER_UID>] \
  [--receiver \x3CRECEIVER_UID>] \
  [--task-ids \x3CID1> \x3CID2> ...] \
  [--types \x3CTYPE1> \x3CTYPE2> ...] \
  --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-dataworks-data-ops

# Get alert rule details
aliyun dataworks-public get-alert-rule \
  --region \x3CREGION> \
  --id \x3CALERT_RULE_ID> \
  --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-dataworks-data-ops

Command Examples

# Step 1: Query failed task instances
aliyun dataworks-public list-task-instances \
  --region cn-hangzhou \
  --project-id 240863 \
  --bizdate 1775404800000 \
  --status Failure \
  --page-size 100 \
  --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-dataworks-data-ops

# Step 2: View instance log
aliyun dataworks-public get-task-instance-log \
  --region cn-hangzhou \
  --id \x3CINSTANCE_ID> \
  --user-agent AlibabaCloud-Agent-Skills/alibabacloud-dataworks-data-ops

Success Verification

1. Query Verification: ListTaskInstances returns a TaskInstances list, containing instance ID, status, task name, and other information
2. Log Verification: GetTaskInstanceLog returns a TaskInstanceLog field containing log content

For detailed verification steps, see references/verification-method.md

Cleanup

This skill does not create resources. No cleanup required.

Best Practices

1. Business Date Calculation: Bizdate is typically the millisecond timestamp for 00:00:00 the day before the scheduling date
2. Paginated Queries: Use --page-number and --page-size for pagination, maximum 500 per page
3. Pre-operation Check: It is recommended to check instance logs first to confirm the status and avoid repeated failures

References