5.5.2

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 REST host from the Inventory view.
Procedure
1 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client.
2 In the workflows hierarchical list, select Library > HTTP-REST and navigate to the Generate a new
workflow from a REST operation workflow.
3 Right-click the Generate a new workflow from a REST operation workflow and select Start workflow.
4 Select the REST operation from the list of available operations.
If the operation takes input and XSD schemas are added to its host, you can specify the request input
type.
5 In the Name text box, type the name of the workflow to generate.
6 Select the workflow folder in which to generate the new workflow.
You can select any existing folder from the worklfow library.
7 Click Submit to run the workflow.
Invoke a REST Operation
You can call a REST operation directly, without generating a new workflow.
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 REST host from the Inventory view.
Procedure
1 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client.
2 In the workflows hierarchical list, select Library > HTTP-REST and navigate to the Invoke a REST
operation workflow.
3 Right-click the Invoke a REST operation workflow and select Start workflow.
4 Select the REST operation from the list of available operations.
5 Provide the input parameters and content that the operation requires.
6 Click Submit to run the workflow.
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