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
user interactions, input parameters dialog
box 45
user interactions, responding 46
user interactions, security.group attribute 39
user interactions, timeout.date attribute 40, 42
using 119
V
viewing 119
W
Waiting Event element 19
Waiting Timer element 19
worfklows, validation 62
workflow
attributes 15, 67
create simple 65
creating 66, 87
end 63
notes 71
parameters 15, 16, 67
presentation 13, 34
running 85, 103
schema 13
validation 85, 103
zones 71, 91
workflow attributes, naming 16
workflow development 9
workflow editor
General tab 14
opening 12
tabs 13
workflow folders 12
workflow parameters, naming 16
workflow presentation, creating 34
workflow schema
bindings 24
create 18, 68, 89
edit 18
elements 18
links 24
schema element properties tabs 23
viewing 18
Workflow schema, schema element
properties 22
workflow schema, elements 19
workflow token
attributes 63
check points 63
workflow validation tool 62
workflows
asynchronous 47, 50
branching 31
calling other workflows 46
creation 12
develop complex 86
editing 12
editing standard workflows 12
file system access 111
input parameter properties 36
nested 47
OGNL expression values 37
permissions 61
phases of development 10
propagate input parameters 49
propagate presentation 49
propagating changes 48
running 63, 64
running on a selection of objects 53
scheduled 47, 50
standard library 12
starting 47
synchronous 47, 49
testing 11
validation 62
workflows, reserved OGNL keywords 16
X
XML scripting, E4X 113
Index
VMware, Inc. 135