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Configure a Menu Operation
To congure a menu operation, you create an operation conguration le and install it in the Model
Manager.
Procedure
1 Create an Operation Conguration File on page 58
The operation conguration le is required for menu operation workows. It species the aspects of
the custom menu option in the vRealize Automation console such as the display text, which roles have
access to the option, and the machine states for which the option is available.
2 Install an Operation in the Model Manager on page 60
You install an operation in the Model Manager by using the CloudUtil command-line utility.
What to do next
If the menu operation is intended to be used in the service catalog, it must be registered with the service
catalog so that it can be entitled to users. “Register New Menu Operations with the Service Catalog,” on
page 60.
Create an Operation Configuration File
The operation conguration le is required for menu operation workows. It species the aspects of the
custom menu option in the vRealize Automation console such as the display text, which roles have access to
the option, and the machine states for which the option is available.
Procedure
1 Create a new XML le.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
2 Create the root element customOperations.
<customOperations xmlns="http://www.dynamicops.com/schemas/2009/OperationConfig/">
</customOperations>
The element must specify the XML namespace
http://www.dynamicops.com/schemas/2009/OperationConfig/.
3 For each operation you want to dene, add an operation element within customOperations.
<operation name="WFMachineMenu1" displayName="Execute Machine Menu task">
</operation>
The operation element takes the following aributes:
Attribute Description
name
The name of the workow that this operation executes.
displayName
A descriptive label for the option in the machine menu.
Life Cycle Extensibility
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