5.5.2

Generating Actions
You can run workflows to generate actions based on a PowerShell script or a PowerShell cmdlet. You can
use the generated actions as building blocks for custom workflows.
Generate an Action from a PowerShell Script
You can run a workflow to generate an action from a PowerShell script that you provide. You can optionally
generate a sample workflow that can run the generated action.
You can customize the script of the action that you generate by using placeholders. For each placeholder, the
workflow creates a corresponding action parameter of type string in the generated action. When you run
the action, you can provide an actual value as the action parameter. The value that you provide replaces the
placeholder.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you are logged in to the Orchestrator client as an administrator.
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Verify that you have a connection to a PowerShell host from the Inventory view.
Procedure
1 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client.
2 In the workflows hierarchical list, select Library > PowerShell > Generate and navigate to the Generate
an action from a PowerShell script workflow.
3 Right-click the Generate an action from a PowerShell script workflow and select Start workflow.
4 In the Script text box, type or paste the PowerShell script from which to generate the action.
NOTE You can use {#ParamName#} as a placeholder for user input. If the placeholder is of type string,
you must use double quotes to pass the value of the placeholder to the action.
The following script is an example of how to link the generated action parameter to a script parameter.
param($name={#ParamName#})
echo $name;
5 In the Name text box, type a name for the action that you want to generate.
6 Select an existing module in which to generate the action.
7 Select whether to generate a workflow.
Option Description
Yes
Generates a sample workflow that can run the generated action. You must
select a folder in which to generate the workflow.
NOTE The name of the generated workflow consists of the predefined
string Invoke Script and the name of the generated action.
No
A sample workflow is not generated.
8 Click Submit to run the workflow.
What to do next
You can integrate the generated action in custom workflows.
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