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
Prerequisites for Calling a Remote Workflow from Within Another Workflow 51
Call Several Workflows Simultaneously 52
Running a Workflow on a Selection of Objects 53
Implement the Start Workflows in a Series and Start Workflows in Parallel Workflows 54
Developing Long-Running Workflows 55
Set a Relative Time and Date for Timer-Based Workflows 55
Create a Timer-Based Long-Running Workflow 56
Create a Trigger Object 57
Create a Trigger-Based Long-Running Workflow 59
Configuration Elements 60
Create a Configuration Element 60
Workflow User Permissions 61
Set User Permissions on a Workflow 61
Validating Workflows 62
Validate a Workflow and Fix Validation Errors 62
Running Workflows 63
Run a Workflow 64
Develop a Simple Example Workflow 65
Create the Simple Workflow Example 66
Define the Simple Workflow Example Parameters 67
Create the Simple Workflow Example Schema 68
Link the Simple Workflow Example Elements 69
Create Workflow Zones 71
Define the Simple Workflow Example Decision Bindings 72
Bind the Simple Workflow Example Action Elements 73
Bind the Simple Workflow Example Scripted Task Elements 75
Define the Simple Example Workflow Exception Bindings 82
Set the Simple Workflow Example Attribute Read-Write Properties 82
Set the Simple Workflow Example Parameter Properties 83
Set the Layout of the Simple Workflow Example Input Parameters Dialog Box 84
Validate and Run the Simple Workflow Example 85
Develop a Complex Workflow 86
Create the Complex Workflow 87
Define the Complex Workflow Example Input Parameters 88
Create a Custom Action For the Complex Workflow Example 88
Create the Complex Workflow Example Schema 89
Link the Complex Workflow Example Schema Elements 90
Create the Complex Workflow Example Zones 91
Define the Complex Workflow Example Bindings 92
Set the Complex Workflow Example Attribute Properties 102
Create the Layout of the Complex Workflow Example Input Parameters 102
Validate and Run the Complex Workflow Example 103
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Scripting 105
Orchestrator Elements that Require Scripting 105
Limitations of the Mozilla Rhino Implementation in Orchestrator 106
Using the Orchestrator API 106
Access the Scripting Engine from the Workflow Editor 107
Access the Scripting Engine from the Action or Policy Editor 107
Developing with VMware vCenter Orchestrator
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