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vfk
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Orchestrator Client

Hello,

Is there a good Orchestrator client out there?  The current client / workflow designer is very good. 

I hope VMware makes future updates web interface only.


Thanks


vFk

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cdecanini_
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If you mean another designer. Not yet.

If you need to run the workflows then there is the vSPhere web client for admins, the vCAC portal for end users and the wavemaker integration or REST API if you need to build your custom web portal.

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vfk
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But, what actually designing workflow, I find the current Java client a bit clunky.  We are not licensed for vCAC and it is beyond my needs to run a few simple works.

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cdecanini_
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There are 2 directions the vCO customers would like to see the workflow designer to adopt:

- Simple drag / drop web based tool without scripting, as simple as possible

- Eclipse based development environment with all the development tool

What has been done with the current client compared to previous versions is that it was both simplified with a lot less clicks to do compared to before and was added a few developer options like build in version control and debugging.

IMHO the current client is a good balance. It may be tricky for the beginner and not have all fancy eclipse tools but it is quite capable and not complex like a typical dev studio..

A simple workflow assembler is something that may happen in the future once there is enough building block content so you never have to use scripting but it is not available yet.

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