4.2.1
Table Of Contents
- Developing with VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Contents
- Developing with VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Developing Workflows
- Principal Phases in the Workflow Development Process
- Accessing the Orchestrator Client
- Testing Workflows During Development
- Workflow Editor
- Provide General Workflow Information
- Defining Attributes and Parameters
- Workflow Schema
- Obtaining Input Parameters from Users When a Workflow Starts
- Requesting User Interactions While a Workflow Runs
- Add a User Interaction to a Workflow
- Set the User Interaction security.group Attribute
- Set the timeout.date Attribute to an Absolute Date
- Calculate a Relative Timeout for User Interactions
- Set the timeout.date Attribute to a Relative Date
- Define the External Inputs for a User Interaction
- Define User Interaction Exception Behavior
- Create the Input Parameters Dialog Box for the User Interaction
- Respond to a Request for a User Interaction
- Calling Workflows Within Workflows
- Running a Workflow on a Selection of Objects
- Developing Long-Running Workflows
- Configuration Elements
- Workflow User Permissions
- Validating Workflows
- Running Workflows
- Develop a Simple Example Workflow
- Create the Simple Workflow Example
- Define the Simple Workflow Example Parameters
- Create the Simple Workflow Example Schema
- Link the Simple Workflow Example Elements
- Create Workflow Zones
- Define the Simple Workflow Example Decision Bindings
- Bind the Simple Workflow Example Action Elements
- Bind the Simple Workflow Example Scripted Task Elements
- Define the Simple Example Workflow Exception Bindings
- Set the Simple Workflow Example Attribute Read-Write Properties
- Set the Simple Workflow Example Parameter Properties
- Set the Layout of the Simple Workflow Example Input Parameters Dialog Box
- Validate and Run the Simple Workflow Example
- Develop a Complex Workflow
- Create the Complex Workflow
- Define the Complex Workflow Example Input Parameters
- Create a Custom Action For the Complex Workflow Example
- Create the Complex Workflow Example Schema
- Link the Complex Workflow Example Schema Elements
- Create the Complex Workflow Example Zones
- Define the Complex Workflow Example Bindings
- Set the Complex Workflow Example Attribute Properties
- Create the Layout of the Complex Workflow Example Input Parameters
- Validate and Run the Complex Workflow Example
- Scripting
- Orchestrator Elements that Require Scripting
- Limitations of the Mozilla Rhino Implementation in Orchestrator
- Using the Orchestrator API
- Access the Scripting Engine from the Workflow Editor
- Access the Scripting Engine from the Action or Policy Editor
- Access the Orchestrator API Explorer
- Use the Orchestrator API Explorer to Find Objects
- Writing Scripts
- Add Parameters to Scripts
- Accessing the Orchestrator Server File System from JavaScript and Workflows
- Accessing Java Classes from JavaScript
- Accessing Operating System Commands from JavaScript
- Exception Handling Guidelines
- Orchestrator JavaScript Examples
- Developing Actions
- Creating Resource Elements
- Creating Packages
- Index
Index
A
Action element 19
action elements, binding 73
Action view 119
actions
adding 120
attributes 122
basic guidelines 121
binding 74
coding guidelines 121
creating 88, 120
finding elements that implement 121
naming 122
parameters 122
reusing 119
Actions 119
Actions view 120
API Explorer, accessing 108
attributes
definition 15, 67
read-write properties 82, 102
audience 7
B
binding
action elements 73
decision elements 72
scriptable tasks 75
bindings
action 74
defining 28, 92, 93
exception 32, 82
scriptable tasks 76
Boolean choices 31
C
Command scripting class 112
configuration elements, creating 60
creating workflows 12
Custom Decision element 19
D
decision element, bindings 72
Decision element 19
decision elements, linking 30
Decision elements 31
E
End Workflow element 19
exception bindings, creating 32
exception handing 31
exceptions binding 82
F
file system, System.getTempDirectory 111
file system access 111
I
IN bindings 28
input parameters
definition 88
obtaining from user 34
properties 35
providing during run 38, 39
setting properties 35
input parameters dialog box, creating 84, 102
input parameters, obtaining from user 33
J
JavaScript 105, 111
javascript, file system access 111
L
linking
decision elements 30
schema elements 26, 69, 90
long-running workflows
date object 55
Date object 55
timer-based 56
trigger 57
Trigger object 55
trigger-based 59
M
Mozilla Rhino JavaScript engine 105
Mozilla Rhino Javascript engine, limitations 106
N
nested workflows 52
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