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Prerequisites
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Log in to vRealize Automation as a tenant administrator or approval administrator.
Procedure
1 Select Administration > Approval Policies.
2 Create an approval policy for your software components.
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Click the New icon ( ).
b Select Select an approval policy type.
c In the list, select Service Catalog - Catalog Item Request - Software Component.
d Click OK.
e Configure the following options:
Option Configuration
Name Enter Software external approval.
Description Enter Approval request sent to external approval system.
Status Select Active.
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On the Pre Approval tab, click the Add icon ( ).
4 Configure the Level Information tab with the triggering criteria and the approval actions.
a In the Name text box, enter External level for software.
b In the Description text box, enter
Software approval request sent to external approval system.
c Select Always required.
d Select Use event subscription.
5 Click OK.
What to do next
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Create a pre-approval workflow subscription that receives event messages based on the configured
approval level. See Scenario: Create a Pre-Approval Workflow Subscription.
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Apply the approval policy to a software component in an entitlement. See Configuring vRealize
Automation.
Scenario: Create a Pre-Approval Workflow Subscription
As a tenant administrator, you create a pre-approval workflow subscription that runs a
vRealize Orchestrator workflow when a service catalog request generates an approval request that
matches the configured conditions.
Life Cycle Extensibility
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