6.2

Read a vCloud Automation Center Model Entity
You can run a workflow to read a vCloud Automation Center model entity.
Procedure
1 From the drop-down menu in the Orchestrator client, select Run or Design.
2 Click the Workflows view.
3 Select Library > vCloud Automation Center > Infrastructure Administration.
4 Right-click Read a vCAC model entity and select Start workflow.
5 Select a vCloud Automation Center host.
6 Enter the name of the model in the Model name text box.
7 Enter the name of the entity set, in the Entity set name text box.
You use scripting or a REST API to set the HTTP headers property.
8 Click Submit to run the workflow.
Using the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In Requests Workflows
You can use the requests workflows to request catalog items and resource actions, and to complete or cancel
work items.
You can access these workflows from the Workflows view of the Orchestrator client, in the Requests
subdirectory of the plug-in library.
Workflow Description
Cancel a work item Cancels an active work item. You can use this workflow only if you are a system
administrator.
Complete a work item Completes a work item.
Request a catalog item Requests a catalog item for the user running the workflow.
Request a catalog item on behalf of
a user
Sends a request for a catalog item on behalf of a user. You can use this workflow
only for catalog items entitled to both you and the user on behalf of whom you are
sending the request.
Request a resource action Requests a resource action for a catalog item owned by the user running the
workflow.
Request a resource action on behalf
of a user
Sends a request for a resource action on behalf of a user. You can use this workflow
only for resource actions entitled to both you and the user on behalf of whom you
are sending the request.
Wait for catalog item request Waits for a catalog item request to complete.
Wait for resource action request Waits for a resource action request to complete.
Wait for work item Waits for a work item to complete.
Using the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In Sample Workflows
You can use the sample workflows as examples, or as starting points for creating your own custom
workflows.
You can find these workflows on the Workflows view of the Orchestrator client, in the Sample subdirectory
of the plug-in library.
Using the vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In for vCloud Automation Center 6.2
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