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Create a Resource Action.
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 workflow 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 field 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 field types.
Option Description
Result Type If you are using a script action to define an external value for the field, enter the
result type of your vRealize Orchestrator script action.
Input Parameter If you are using the field to accept consumer input and pass parameters back to
vRealize Orchestrator, enter the type for the input parameter accepted by the
vRealize Orchestrator workflow.
Output Parameter If you are using the field to display information to consumers, enter the type for
the output parameter of the vRealize Orchestrator workflow.
9 (Optional) Select the Multiple values check box to allow consumers to select more than one object.
This option is not available for all field types.
10 Click Submit.
11 Click Finish.
What to do next
You can edit the element to change the default settings 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.
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