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Table 3‑59. XaaS Object Types and Associated Forms
Object Type Default Form Additional Forms
Custom resource Resource details form based on the attributes
of the vRealize Orchestrator plug-in inventory
type (read-only).
n
None
XaaS blueprint Request submission form based on the
presentation of the selected workflow.
n
Catalog item details (read-only)
n
Submitted request details (read-only)
Resource action Action submission form based on the
presentation of the selected workflow.
n
Submitted action details (read-only)
You can modify the default forms and design new forms. You can drag fields to add and reorder them on
the form. You can place constraints on the values of certain fields, specify default values, or provide
instructional text for the end user who is completing the form.
Because of their different purposes, the operations you can perform to design read-only forms are limited
compared to the operations for designing submission forms.
Fields in the Form Designer
You can extend the workflow presentation and functionality by adding new predefined fields to the default
generated forms of resource actions and XaaS blueprints.
If an input parameter is defined in the vRealize Orchestrator workflow, in vRealize Automation it appears
on the default generated form. If you do not want to use the default generated fields in the form, you can
delete them and drag and drop new fields from the palette. You can replace default generated fields
without breaking the workflow mappings if you use the same ID as the field you are replacing.
You can also add new fields, other than the ones that were generated based on the vRealize Orchestrator
workflow inputs, so that you can extend the workflow presentation and functionality in the following cases:
n
Add constraints to the existing fields
For example, you can create a new drop-down menu and name it dd. You can also create predefined
options of Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Custom. If there is a predefined field, such as CPU, you can add
the following constraints to this field:
n
If dd equals Gold, then CPU is 2000 MHz
n
If dd equals Silver, then CPU is 1000 MHz
n
If dd equals Bronze then CPU is 500 MHz
n
If dd equals Custom, the CPU field is editable, and the consumer can specify a custom value
n
Add external value definitions to fields
You can add an external value definition to a field so that you can run vRealize Orchestrator script
actions and supply additional information to consumers on the forms you design. For instance, you
might want to create a workflow to change the firewall settings of a virtual machine. On the resource
action request page, you want to provide the user with the ability to change the open port settings, but
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