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Approve a Machine Request
You can use a sequence of REST API workitem service commands to approve a machine request.
Prerequisites
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Log in to vRealize Automation as an approver with at least one of the following qualifications:
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You are designated as an approver in an approval policy.
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You belong to a group which has been designated as an approval group in an approval policy.
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You are designated as a delegate for someone who is an approver.
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Verify that the host name and fully qualified domain name of the vRealize Automation instance are
available.
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If you are not using the API Explorer, verify that you have a valid HTTP bearer token that matches
your login credentials. See Chapter 3 REST API Authentication.
Procedure
1 List all available work item IDs.
curl --insecure -H "Content-Type: application/json"
-H "Authorization: Bearer $token
https://$host/workitem-service/api/workitems
2 Get details for a specific work item ID.
For example, get the details for work item 5e3e9519-78ea-4409-a52c-e4aa3bc56511.
curl --insecure -H "Content-Type: application/json"
-H "Authorization: Bearer $token
https://$host/workitem-service/api/workitems/5e3e9519-78ea-4409-a52c-e4aa3bc56511
3 Construct a JSON file that contains the work item ID information that you need to approve a machine
request.
a Copy the appropriate JSON input file template to a new file in an XML editor that maintains
formatting.
b Substitute the input variables in the template with the values you obtained for your specific work
item ID, for example 5e3e9519-78ea-4409-a52c-e4aa3bc56511.
c Save the file with a new name, for example, approve.json.
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