Using the Dynamic Types
Plug-In
The
Automation Orchestrator
Dynamic Types
plug-in allows you to define dynamic types, create objects of these
types, and set relations between them. You can use the Dynamic Types
plug-in to expose third-party objects as custom types in
the Automation Orchestrator
Scripting
API.Define dynamic types
The definition of a dynamic type contains the
descriptions of its properties and a set of finder workflows and actions which can
be used to find dynamic objects of this type. Runtime instances of dynamic types are
called dynamic objects. You can run workflows on the dynamic objects you create and
perform different operations on them.
Each dynamic type must be defined in a
namespace. Namespaces are helper dynamic objects that let you group dynamic types in
containers.
- Define a new dynamic type and its properties by running the Define Namespace and Define Type workflows from theDynamic Typesplug-in. In result, you obtain a set of finder and inventory workflows for finding objects of the new dynamic type and their relations with other objects.
- Modify the new finder and inventory workflows, so that they receive their input from the third-party REST API.
- Create REST operations by using the Add a REST Operation workflow from theHTTP-RESTplug-in and map these operations to the corresponding REST API methods.
- Modify the finder and inventory workflows to invoke these REST operations and consume their outputs.
Dynamic Types
Configuration Workflows
The workflows in
the Configuration package of the
Dynamic Types
plug-in let you create dynamic types, export and import type definitions from
an XSD file, and define relations between the dynamic types you created.
To access these workflows in the
Automation Orchestrator
Client, navigate to and enter the dynamic_types
tag in the
workflow search box.Workflow Name | Description |
|---|---|
Define Namespace | Defines a new namespace. |
Define Relation | Defines a new relation between types. |
Define Type | Defines a new type within a given namespace. |
Export Configuration As Package | Exports a Dynamic Types definition configuration as a file-based
configuration. The exported package can be used for importing to other
servers. |
Import Configuration From Package | Imports a file-based configuration to the plug-in configuration.
|
Import Type Definitions From XSD | Imports type definitions from an XSD file.
|
Remove Namespace | Removes a namespace. |
Remove Relation | Removes a relation. |
Remove Type | Removes a type. |
Update Namespace | Updates a namespace. |
Update Type | Updates a type. |