4.2
Table Of Contents
- Developing with VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Contents
- Developing with VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Updated Information
- 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, security.group attribute 41
user interactions, timeout.date attribute 42, 44
using 119
V
viewing 119
W
Waiting Event element 21
Waiting Timer element 21
worfklows, validation 63
workflow
attributes 17, 68
create simple 66
creating 67, 88
end 64
notes 72
parameters 17, 18, 68
presentation 15, 35
running 86, 104
schema 15
validation 86, 104
zones 72, 92
workflow attributes, naming 18
workflow development 11
workflow editor
General tab 16
opening 14
tabs 15
workflow folders 14
workflow parameters, naming 18
workflow presentation, creating 35
workflow schema
bindings 26
create 20, 69, 90
edit 20
elements 20
links 26
schema element properties tabs 25
viewing 20
Workflow schema, schema element
properties 24
workflow schema, elements 21
workflow token
attributes 64
check points 64
workflow validation tool 63
workflows
asynchronous 48, 51
branching 33
calling other workflows 48
creation 14
develop complex 87
editing 14
editing standard workflows 14
file system access 111
input parameter properties 38
nested 48
OGNL expression values 39
permissions 62
phases of development 12
propagate input parameters 50
propagate presentation 50
propagating changes 49
running 64
running on a selection of objects 54
scheduled 48, 52
standard library 14
starting 48
synchronous 48, 50
testing 13
validation 63
workflows, reserved OGNL keywords 18
X
XML scripting, E4X 113
Index
VMware, Inc. 135