7.1

Add Custom Properties to Approval Policy Settings
You congure custom properties that you want to add to the approval form to allow the approver to modify
the value.
For example, for a virtual machine approval, add VMware.VirtualCenter.Folder if you want to allow the
approver to specify the folder to which the machine is added in vCenter Server.
You can also add a custom property that is specic to this approval policy form.
To select system properties, select Administration > Approval Polices. Click New. Select the policy type and
click OK. On the Pre Approval or Post Approval tab, click the New icon ( ) and click the Custom
Properties tab.
Table 4‑57. Custom Properties
Option Description
Name Enter the property name.
Label Enter the label that is presented to the approver in the
approval form.
Description Enter the extended information for the approver.
This information appears as the eld tooltip in the form.
Modify an Approval Policy
You cannot modify an active or inactive approval policy. You must create a copy of the original policy and
replace the policy that is not producing the required results. Active and inactive approval policies are read-
only. You can modify approval polices that are in a draft state.
When you make the copy of the approval policy, the new policy is based on the original policy type. You can
edit all of the aributes except the policy type. You do this when you want to modify the approval levels to
modify, add, or remove levels, or to add system or custom properties to the forms.
You can create pre-approval and post-approval levels. For instructions about creating an approval level, see
“Create an Approval Level,” on page 377.
Prerequisites
Log in to the vRealize Automation console as a tenant administrator or approval administrator.
Procedure
1 Select Administration > Approval Policies.
2 Select the row of the approval policy to copy.
3
Click the Copy icon (
).
A copy of the approval policy is created.
4 Select the new approval policy to edit.
5 Enter a name in the Name text box.
6 (Optional) Enter a description in the Description text box.
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