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10 If the Minimum value option is available, specify a minimum value.
11 Select a display control type for this property in the Display advice drop-down menu. Available
options are derived from your Data type selection.
Table 42. Property Definition Display Advice Options
Display Advice Option Description
CheckBox Provides a single check box control.
Date Time Picker Provides a date and time control that adheres to a YYYY-MM-
DD or MM/DD/YYYY format and a time in HH:MM format, 24-
hour clock or followed by AM or PM.
Dropdown Provides a drop-down menu control.
Email Provides an email control.
Hyperlink Displays a link with the property display name as the link text
and the property value as the URL.
Slider Provides a slider control for a range of values.
Testarea Provides a text area in which to enter or display information.
Textbox Provides a text box in which to enter a value.
Yes/No Specifies a Yes or No value.
12 Click the Pre-defines values option in the Values area.
Click New in the Pre-defines values area and add a property name and value.
13 (Optional) Optionally select the Enable custom values check box to allow the user to specify custom
values in addition to pre-defined values.
14 Click OK.
The property is created and available on the Property Definitions page.
Use a vRealize Orchestrator Script Action to Populate a Property
Value
You can populate a property value in a drop-down menu by using vRealize Orchestrator script actions.
You can define a relationship between two property definitions if you populate the values of the
dependent property by using a vRealize Orchestrator script action.
You can bind a property definition to a vRealize Orchestrator script action, but not to a
vRealize Orchestrator workflow.
Prerequisites
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Create a vRealize Orchestrator script action. For information about developing workflows and
creating and using vRealize Orchestrator script actions, see Developing with VMware vCenter
Orchestrator .
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Create a new property definition or edit an existing one. See Create a Property Definition.
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