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7 Click the Properties tab for (VC:ResourcePool)resourcePool.
8 Right-click the Properties tab and select Add Property > Mandatory input.
9 Right-click the Properties tab again and select Select value as from the list of proposed properties.
When you set this property, you set how the user selects the value of the
(VC:ResourcePool)resourcePool input parameter.
10 Drag the (VC:ResourcePool)resourcePool parameter under the Resource Pool display group.
You have created the layout of the input parameters dialog box that appears when users run the workflow.
What to do next
You have completed the development of the more complex workflow example. You can now validate and run
the workflow.
Validate and Run the Complex Workflow Example
After you create a workflow, you can validate it to discover any possible errors. If the workflow contains no
errors, you can run it.
Prerequisites
Create a workflow, lay out its schema, define the links and bindings, define the parameter properties, and
create the presentation of the input parameters dialog box.
Procedure
1 Click Validation in the Schema tab of the workflow editor.
The validation tool detects any errors in the definition of the workflow.
2 When you have eliminated any errors, click Save and Close at the bottom of the workflow editor.
You return to the Orchestrator client.
3 Click the Workflows view.
4 In the workflow hierarchical list, select Workflow Examples > Take a Snapshot of All Virtual Machines
in a Resource Pool.
5 Right-click the Take a Snapshot of All Virtual Machines in a Resource Pool workflow and select Start
workflow.
The input parameters dialog box opens and prompts you for a resource pool that contains the virtual
machines of which to take a snapshot.
6 Click Submit to run the workflow.
A workflow token appears under the Take a Snapshot of All Virtual Machines in a Resource Pool
workflow.
7 Click the workflow token to follow the progress of the workflow as it runs.
If the workflow ran successfully, the workflow takes a snapshot of all of the virtual machines in the chosen
resource pool.
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