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rstoker13
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I have attached the workflow that I use at the event described in my previous post. You can ignore the 3rd and 4th elements in the workflow as they are inconsequential.

The first element is borrowed from a blog post I had found a few weeks ago. (Unfortunately, I cannot recall where I found it. I will update this post if I find it.) This element gathers all of the properties of the new VM from the payload provided to vRO from vRA. It also logs all of the properties so you can see all the information vRA is providing.

The second element is selecting specific properties and making a decision based on the values. For instance, backup retention or T-Shirt sizing.

The final element is applying the updated properties back to the VCACENTITY before the machine is deployed.

This may not be the most elegant workflow, but it is getting the job done and doing so quickly. Let me know if you have additional questions. Thanks.