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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
5 Provide a description of the Virtual Machine display group in the Description text box in the General tab
at the bottom of the Presentation tab.
For example, type Select the virtual machine to start.
The text you enter here appears as a prompt in the input parameter dialog box when users start the
workflow.
6 Drag the (VC:VirtualMachine)vm parameter under the Virtual Machine display group.
The text box in the input parameters dialog box in which the user enters the virtual machine to start will
appear under the heading Virtual Machine.
7 Repeat the preceding steps to create a display group for the toAddress parameter, setting the following
properties:
a Create a display group named Recipient's Email Address.
b Add a description for the display group, for example,
Enter the email address of the person to notify when this virtual machines is powered-on.
c Drag the toAddress property under the Recipient's Email Address display group.
You have set up the layout of the input parameters dialog box that appears when users run the workflow.
What to do next
You have completed the development of the simple workflow example. You can now validate and run the
workflow.
Validate and Run the Simple Workflow Example
After you create a workflow, you can validate it to discover any possible errors. If the workflow contains no
errors, you can run it.
Prerequisites
Create a workflow, lay out its schema, define the links and bindings, define the parameter properties, and
create the presentation of the input parameters dialog box.
Procedure
1 Click Validate in the Schema tab of the workflow editor.
The validation tool locates any errors in the definition of the workflow.
2 When you have eliminated any errors, click Save and Close at the bottom of the workflow editor.
You return to the Orchestrator client.
3 Click the Workflows view.
4 Select Workflow Examples > Start VM and Send Email in the workflow hierarchical list.
5 Right-click the Start VM and Send Email workflow and select Start workflow.
The input parameters dialog box opens and prompts you for a virtual machine to start and an email address
of a person to inform.
6 Select a virtual machine to start in the vCenter Server from the proposed list.
7 Enter an email address to which to send email notifications.
8 Click Submit to start the workflow.
A workflow token appears under the Start VM and Send Email workflow.
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