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“Create a Resource Action,” on page 314.
Procedure
1 Select Design > XaaS > Resource Actions.
2 Click the resource action you want to edit.
3 Click the Form tab.
4 Drag an element from the New Fields pane and drop it to the Form page pane.
5 Enter the ID of a workow input parameter in the ID text box.
6 Enter a label in the Label text box.
Labels appear to consumers on the forms.
7 (Optional) Select a type for the eld from the Type drop-down menu.
8 Enter a vRealize Orchestrator object in the Entity type text box and press Enter.
This step is not required for all eld types.
Option Description
Result Type
If you are using a script action to dene an external value for the eld,
enter the result type of your vRealize Orchestrator script action.
Input Parameter
If you are using the eld to accept consumer input and pass parameters
back to vRealize Orchestrator, enter the type for the input parameter
accepted by the vRealize Orchestrator workow.
Output Parameter
If you are using the eld to display information to consumers, enter the
type for the output parameter of the vRealize Orchestrator workow.
9 (Optional) Select the Multiple values check box to allow consumers to select more than one object.
This option is not available for all eld types.
10 Click Submit.
11 Click Finish.
What to do next
You can edit the element to change the default seings and apply various constraints or values.
Edit a Resource Action Element
You can edit some of the characteristics of an element on the resource action Form page. You can change the
type of an element, its default values, and apply various constraints and values.
Prerequisites
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Log in to the vRealize Automation console as a tenant administrator or XaaS architect.
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“Create a Resource Action,” on page 314.
Procedure
1 Select Design > XaaS > Resource Actions.
2 Click the resource action you want to edit.
3 Click the Form tab.
4 Locate the element you want to edit.
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Click the Edit icon (
).
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