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The Set Output scriptable task element performs the following scripted function.
//Passes the value of the internal attribute to a workflow output parameter
snapshotVmArrayOut = snapshotVmArray;
Set the Complex Workflow Example Attribute Properties
You set the attribute properties in the General tab in the workflow editor.
Prerequisites
You must have created the workflow, created and linked its schema, and defined the IN and OUT bindings
for all elements.
Procedure
1 Click the General tab.
2 Check the read-only check box of the following attributes to make them read-only constants:
n
snapshotName
n
snapshotDescription
n
snapshotMemory
n
snapshotQuiesce
You have defined which of the workflow's attributes are constants and which are variables.
What to do next
You must create the workflow presentation, which creates the layout of the input parameters dialog box in
which users enter a workflow's input parameter values when they run it.
Create the Layout of the Complex Workflow Example Input Parameters
You create the layout, or presentation, of the input parameters dialog box in the Presentation tab of the
workflow editor. The input parameters dialog box opens when users run a workflow, and is the means by
which users enter the input parameters with which the workflow runs.
Prerequisites
You must have created the workflow, created and linked its schema, defined the IN, OUT, and exception
bindings for all elements, and set the attribute and parameter properties.
Procedure
1 Click the Presentation tab in the workflow editor.
This workflow has only one input parameter, so creating the presentation is straightforward.
2 Right-click the Presentation node in the presentation hierarchical list and select New Group.
3 Delete the New Step that appears above the New Group.
4 Double-click the New Group and change the group name to Resource Pool.
5 Provide a description of the Resource Pool display group in the Description text box in the General tab
at the bottom of the Presentation tab.
For example,
Enter the name of the resource pool that contains the virtual machines of which to take a
snapshot.
6 Click the (VC:ResourcePool)resourcePool parameter.
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