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Define the Simple Workflow Example Parameters
You define workflow attributes and parameters in the workflow editor.
Prerequisites
You must have created the Start VM and Send Email workflow, and opened it for editing in the workflow
editor.
Procedure
1 Click the Inputs tab in the workflow editor.
2 Right-click in the Inputs tab and select Add Parameter.
A parameter named arg_in_0 appears in the Inputs tab.
3 Click arg_in_0.
4 Type the name vm in the Choose Attribute Name dialog box and click OK.
5 Click the Type text box and type vc:virtualm in the search text box in the parameter type dialog box.
6 Select VC:VirtualMachine from the proposed list of parameter types and click Accept.
7 Add a description of the parameter in the description text box.
For example, type The virtual machine to power on.
8 Repeat the above process to create a second input parameter, with the following values.
n
Name: toAddress
n
Type: String
n
Description: The email address of the person to inform of the result of this workflow
9 Click Save at the bottom of the Inputs tab.
You defined the workflow's input parameters.
What to do next
You must create the workflow's schema.
Create the Simple Workflow Example Schema
You create a workflow schema in the Schema tab of the workflow editor. The workflow schema contains the
elements that the workflow runs.
Prerequisites
You must created the Start VM and Send Email workflow and defined its parameters.
Procedure
1 Click the Schema tab in the workflow editor.
2 Click the Generic menu on the left of the Schema tab.
3 Drag a decision element to under the start element in the schema.
4 Double-click the decision element and change its name to VM powered on?
5 Click Action & Workflow and drag an action element to under the decision element.
The action selection dialog box appears.
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