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Table Of Contents
Respond to a Request for a User Interaction 35
Scheduling Workflows 35
Schedule a Workflow 35
Edit the Workflow Recurrence Pattern 36
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Creating Resource Elements 37
View a Resource Element 37
Import an External Object to Use as a Resource Element 38
Edit the Resource Element Information and Access Rights 38
Save a Resource Element to a File 39
Update a Resource Element 39
Add a Resource Element to a Workflow 40
Add a Resource Element to a Web View 40
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Using Plug-Ins 43
Default Orchestrator Plug-Ins 44
Using the SSH Plug-In 46
Generate a Key Pair 46
Change the Key Pair Passphrase 47
Register an Orchestrator Public Key on an SSH Host 47
Run an SSH Command 48
Copy a File from an SSH Host 48
Copy a File to an SSH Host 49
Using the XML Plug-In 49
Running the XML Plug-In Sample Workflows 49
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Managing Actions 53
Create an Action 53
Duplicate an Action 54
Export an Action 54
Import an Action 55
Move an Action 55
Find Elements That Implement an Action 55
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Using Packages 57
Create a Package 57
Set User Permissions on a Package 58
Export a Package 59
Import a Package 60
Get and Synchronize a Remote Package 60
Remove a Package 61
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Setting System Properties 63
Disable Access to the Orchestrator Client By Nonadministrators 63
Disable Access to Workflows from Web Service Clients 64
Setting Server File System Access from Workflows and JavaScript 64
Set Server File System Access for Workflows and JavaScript 65
Set JavaScript Access to Operating System Commands 66
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