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Option Description
Required Select No in the drop-down menu.
Display as Select Textbox in the drop-down menu.
Valid user input Enter the regular expression.
4 Enter a value in the testing text box to verify that the expression works.
5 Click OK.
The custom property definition is added to the list and it is available to add to a blueprint.
What to do next
Add the custom property to a machine blueprint. See Add a Custom Property or Property Group as a
Blueprint Machine Property.
Create a vRealize Orchestrator Action Custom Property Definition
You create a custom property definition that includes a vRealize Orchestrator action so that you can add
the custom property to a blueprint. The action runs when the service catalog user is configuring the
custom property in the request form. The action retrieves the data that is displayed in the form.
Prerequisites
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Review the configuration details for the custom property you are creating. See Configuration Details
for the vRealize Orchestrator Action Custom Property Definitions.
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Log in to vRealize Automation as a tenant administrator or fabric administrator.
Procedure
1 Select Administration > Property Dictionary > Property Definitions.
2
Click the New icon ( ).
3 Enter the options.
Option Description
Name Consult the configuration details. Some of the custom properties require specific
names or formats. Where you can, use a standard naming convention for the new
property name such as my_grouping_prefix.my_property_name.
Label The label is populated based on the name. You can change the label to provide a
more readable name.
Visibility The action custom properties are only available in the current tenant. To make
them available in another tenant, you must configure them when you are logged
in to that tenant.
Custom Properties Reference
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