DropDown External Value Question

[etsvmware]

Apologize for the simple question, I've attempted to do the research manually but I am missing a clear designation on one point of confusion.

If I want to create a custom action to be used as a set of external values within an XaaS form drop down menu, I should create my action type as "array/string". However, if I predefined my XaaS drop down, I can supply a key/value hash. Can I return a key/value hash from an action such that I can control visible name and returned value per entry?

As a follow up, Is there any specific document or place which lists acceptable values types per element used?  Sort of like how the EBS gives me a nice overview of schema.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

[xian_]

"Can I return a key/value hash from an action such that I can control visible name and returned value per entry?"

I have the same question. What should be the return type of that action?

[daphnissov]

Should be of type Properties that you can control from the vRO action responsible.

[xian_]

Unfortunately I cannot select Properties type:

[daphnissov]

Properties is a vRO return type. I don't know what XaaS form calls that, but they can be returned.

[xian_]

I skimmed through the list but cannot see the corresponding vRA type.

If I use predefined values, I get this after exporting:

              dataType:
                type: "primitive"
                typeId: "STRING"
              displayAdvice: "DROPDOWN"
              permissibleValues:
                type: "static"
                customAllowed: false
                values:
                - underlyingValue:
                    type: "string"
                    value: "value1"
                  label: "label1"
                - underlyingValue:
                    type: "string"
                    value: "value2"
                  label: "label2"

[Lakshika]

I have same question, Have you find the solution to this.

[xian_]

See https://kuklis.github.io/cma/post/custom-form-dropdown-external-source/

Not sure if it works with vra7 XaaS (the original question is quite old) but with vra8 the above method should work (as XaaS use the same CF engine).