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
O
Orchestrator API 106, 119
Orchestrator client, accessing 11
OS commands, accessing 112
OUT bindings 28
P
packages
create 129
digital rights management 129
permissions 130
signature 129
parameter properties
dynamic 35
static 35
parameters
definition 16, 67, 88
properties 83
read-write properties 82
presentation
creating 84, 102
creating display groups 102
display groups 33
input steps 33
Presentation tab 33, 35, 102
Presentation Tab 35
presentations 13
properties
parameter 83
read-write 82
R
relative date object 41, 55
remote workflow
calling 51
prerequisites 51
resource elements
adding to Web views 126
adding to workflows 125
editing 124
importing 124
save to file 125
updating 125
viewing 123
S
schema
bindings 27, 28
custom decisions 29
data flow 27, 28
decisions 26, 29
exception path 25, 26
links 25, 26
logical flow 25, 26
standard path 25, 26
schema element, properties 22
schema elements
binding 92, 93
bindings 28
decisions 31
linking 26, 69, 90
properties 23
user interaction 38, 39
schemas 13
Scriptable Task element 19
scriptable task elements, binding 75, 76
scripting
access scripting engine from actions 107
access scripting engine from policies 107
access scripting engine from workflow 107
access to Java classes 111
accessing OS commands 112
adding objects 109
adding parameters 110
API Explorer 108
auto-completion 109
basic examples 113
color coding of keywords 110
examples 113
exception handling 112
file system examples 115
JavaScript object types 108
LDAP examples 116
logging examples 116
Mozilla Rhino Javascript engine 106
networking examples 116
scripted elements 105
workflow examples 117
scripting engine 106
search, modifying results 19
search results 18
Start Workflow element 19
Start workflows in a series workflow 54
Start workflows in parallel workflow 54
system properties 111
U
User Interaction element 19
user interactions
attributes 38, 39
defining external inputs 43
elements 38, 39
relative timeout 41, 42
user interactions, exceptions 44
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