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Workflows and Web views can require as attributes objects that you create independently of Orchestrator. To
use external objects as attributes in workflows or Web views, you import them into the Orchestrator server as
resource elements.
Objects that workflows and Web views can use as resource elements include image files, scripts, XML
templates, HTML files, and so on. Any workflows or Web views that run in the Orchestrator server can use
any resource elements that you import into Orchestrator.
Importing an object into Orchestrator as a resource element allows you to make changes to the object in a single
location, and to propagate those changes automatically to all the workflows or Web views that use this resource
element.
You can organize resource elements into categories. The maximum size for a resource element is 16MB.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“View a Resource Element,” on page 131
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“Import an External Object to Use as a Resource Element,” on page 132
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“Edit the Resource Element Information and Access Rights,” on page 132
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“Save a Resource Element to a File,” on page 133
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“Update a Resource Element,” on page 133
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“Add a Resource Element to a Workflow,” on page 133
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“Add a Resource Element to a Web View,” on page 134
View a Resource Element
You can view existing resource elements in the Orchestrator client, to examine their contents and discover
which workflows or Web views use this resource element.
Procedure
1 Click the Resources view in the Orchestrator client.
2 Expand the hierarchical tree viewer to navigate to a resource element.
3 Click a resource element to show information about it in the right pane.
4 Click the Viewer tab to display the contents of the resource element.
5 Right-click the resource element and select Find Elements that Use this Element.
Orchestrator lists all the workflows and Web views that use this resource element.
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