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Prerequisites
Log in to the vRealize Automation console as an XaaS architect.
Procedure
1 Select Design > XaaS > XaaS Blueprints.
2 Select the row of the XaaS blueprint to publish, and click Publish.
The status of the XaaS blueprint changes to Published. If you select Administration > Catalog
Management > Catalog Items, you can see that the blueprint is published as a catalog item.
What to do next
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To make the XaaS blueprint available in the service catalog, you must add the item to a service. See
Creating a Service.
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You can create a resource action that runs on provisioned items. See Create a Resource Action.
Create an XaaS Resource Action as a Catalog Item
You create a resource action so that you can manage provisioned items using vRealize Orchestrator
workflows.
Prerequisites
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Log in to the vRealize Automation console as an XaaS architect.
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Verify that you have a custom resource that support the action. See Add a Custom Resource.
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If you are creating actions to run on items not provisioned as XaaS catalog items, verify that you
mapped the target resources. See Mapping Other Resources to Work with XaaS Resource Actions.
Procedure
1 Create a Resource Action
A resource action is an XaaS workflow that service catalog users can run on provisioned catalog
items. As an XaaS architect, you can create resource actions to define the operations that
consumers can perform on the provisioned items.
2 Publish a Resource Action
The newly created resource action is in draft state, and you must publish the resource action.
3 Assign an Icon to a Resource Action
After you create and publish a resource action, you can edit it and assign an icon to the action.
Create a Resource Action
A resource action is an XaaS workflow that service catalog users can run on provisioned catalog items.
As an XaaS architect, you can create resource actions to define the operations that consumers can
perform on the provisioned items.
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