Integrating Orchestrator workflows in vRA
We will now showcase how to integrate Orchestrator workflows in vRealize Automation. We will learn how to create a vRA Catalog item that will run a workflow when requested.
Getting ready
In order to use an Orchestrator workflow as a vRA Catalog item, you should have the following vRA items configured:
Entitlements
Services
Business groups
To configure these items, please refer to the link shown in the introduction of this chapter or take a look at the official VMware documentation of vRA.
We will use the example workflow 3.01 Workflow basics to add to the vRA catalog. Refer to the Workflow basics recipe in Chapter 3, Visual Programming.
How to do it…
This recipe is divided into three parts.
Activate the advanced services tab
By default, the advanced services tab is not visible, so the first step is to make it appear:
Log in to vRA as an Infrastructure admin.
Navigate to Administration | Users & Groups | Custom Groups.
Click on Add.
Give the group a name and...
