Setting up an external resource provider

Ops Center Automator User Guide
Version
10.8.x
File Size
3.6 MB
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-99AUT001-14

You can set up an external resource provider to supply code, commands, or executables from a file for the settings and parameters associated with an input or output property. You can also import or export an existing resource provider after it is defined so that it can reused and shared by other service templates.

After you set up an external resource provider, it can be accessed from an input property associated with a service template from Automator Service Builder.

You set up an external resource provider from the Administration tab.

  1. On the Administration tab, click External Resource Provider.
    The Edit External Resource Provider interface appears.
  2. Click Create to enter the details for the new external resource provider.
    The Edit External Resource Provider Information dialog box appears.
  3. Enter the following information.
    • Name: Name assigned to the new resource provider.
    • Version: A version number is assigned.
    • Content Type: Select application/json or text/csv for the content type.
    • Schema ID: If there is a domain type corresponding to the returned value of the external resource provider, enter the Schema ID. The Schema ID helps select an external resource provider in the property for service/plug-in settings dialog boxes in Automator Service Builder.
    • Description: Provide a description for the resource provider.
    • Type: Select either JavaScript, Script, Command Line, or File. Depending on your selection, enter the information in the provided field.
  4. Click OK.
    The name of the new external resource provider is shown in the list along with its assigned UUID number and any other descriptive information.
  5. (Optional) After creating a resource provider, you can choose one of the options from the More Actions menu to export or delete an existing external resource provider entry. Additionally, you can click Import to import a previously exported external resource provider.

    For more information on how to implement an external resource provider, see the Hitachi Ops Center Automator Service Builder User Guide.

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