Having a little trouble updating a business group in a script using builtin methods. I am able to get both custom properties into the business group object, but when I send back the updated business group... the getInfrastructureBusinessGroupsService().update(#businessGroup) method only sets the FIRST custom property no matter which one is first.
I do know that Sid put out a Custom Property Toolkit (written by Dan Lindsey: http://dailyhypervisor.com/vrealize-automation-vcac-6-1-custom-property-toolkit-for-vco/) that would handle this activity easily, but I am trying these updates directly for learning purposes.
Can anybody take a look at the below and at least tell me if I am just doing it wrong... and that is why it isn't working?
//setup a couple custom properties
owner = new vCACCAFECustomProperty;
owner.setName("businessGroupOwner");
owner.setValue(businessGroupOwner);
owner.setIsEncrypted(false);
owner.setIsRuntime(false); //this is Prompt User
costCentre = new vCACCAFECustomProperty;
costCentre.setName("costCenter");
costCentre.setValue(costCenter);
costCentre.setIsEncrypted(false);
costCentre.setIsRuntime(false); //this is Prompt User
var myArray = new Array();
myArray.push(costCentre);
myArray.push(owner);
/*Reversed
myArray.push(owner);
myArray.push(costCentre);
*/
System.log(myArray.length); // this ends up being 2 as expected
businessGroup.setCustomProperties(myArray);
checkProps = businessGroup.getCustomProperties();
for each (prop in checkProps){
System.log(prop.getName());
} // BOTH PROPERTIES ARE IN THE LOCAL BUSINESS GROUP OBJECT AS EXPECTED
// Send updated Business Group back into Cafe through host service
// Behaves as an overwrite
myService = host.createInfrastructureClient().getInfrastructureBusinessGroupsService();
myService.update(businessGroup); // Only sends in FIRST custom Property no matter which is first
>>>though the lack of IaaS means this isn't actually a supported config
So the reference key between the IaaS "Provisioning Group" and the Café "Business Group" is groupID ⋈ ID. As long as the key doesn't change, row updates should be allowed I would think.
The strange thing about the method is that it DOES work. I can update anything in the Business Group by using the method directly against the CAFE Host after updating the business group object pulled into the execution space.
So for example, this works:
businessGroup.setUsers(["tom","dick","harry"]);
myService = host.createInfrastructureClient().getInfrastructureBusinessGroupsService();
myService.update(businessGroup);
You can add many custom properties while the Business Group object is in the execution space. When it is pushed back to the host for update, all of the properties are lost except the first one. No matter how you shake it... that cannot be the desired state.
I am going to go ahead and put in a support ticket on this one. I would like to see this work right.
>> Interestingly, when I perform a GET against a Business Group, I don't see the custom properties in the response. Very weird.
Join on another table?
Edit: You are doing a REST GET? It should be in the Properties list for the CAFE item. It isn't in IaaS item. Though the values seem to be some sort of ID reference.
So maybe these three images will solidify the picture...
In the GUI...
(Edit: The lower case G in the first custom property emphasizes to me why I need to do it programmatically. 
)
In the VCO plugin Inventory CAFE (my desired update TARGET)
In the VCO plugin Inventory IAAS (Dan Lindsey's Custom Property Toolkit update TARGET, which updates Café BG item across entity link)
Yeah, you're not going crazy. Custom Properties are showing under CAFE for me. But they don't come out as part of the GET 😕
