> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ntop.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The Process

The general nTop Automate process is shown below. The next section of this course will further demonstrate and clarify these steps using a simple example.

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To run nTop Automate, you need one nTop workflow that solves your problems. nTop Automate uses the Custom Block mechanism to execute and run through the workflow, so your Notebook must be arranged to have the structure of a Custom Block. Then, with the help of automatic template generation, you can define the desired inputs and outputs fed to the workflow with each iteration. Finally, you can use scripts or apps to execute nTop Automate at scale.