VRO 8.1 Powershell VRA 8.1 Custom Forms

[DionRow]

In previous versions of VRO and VRA 8.0 only js was available to write VRO actions to respond to VRA custom form external sources.

With the addition of powershell as a VRO language we are attempting to leverage this as most of our work is already done in powershell.

I am unable to get a value returned from the powershell script into VRA Service Brokers custom forms

What is the problem with the following powershell code to return a 1/ simple string and 2/ a array of options for a dropdown selector?  Any example docs or blogs on this would be helpful as I am not finding much.

1/

function Handler($context, $inputs) {

    $inputsString = $inputs | ConvertTo-Json -Compress

    Write-Host "Inputs were $inputsString"

   $output="theStringValue"

   return $output

}

2/

function Handler($context, $inputs) {

    $inputsString = $inputs | ConvertTo-Json -Compress

    Write-Host "Inputs were $inputsString"

    $output = @()

    $output[0] = "Test1"

    $output[1] = "Test2"

    return $output

}

thanks

[lnairn · Accepted solution]

Hi,

For the point 1, I've tested this in my environment and works as expected:

I've created an action with your code, with return type string and I've used that action to populate a variable in service broker

Regarding the second point, you can use a properties variable as output for the action and that works for dropdown without issues.

My action is:

function Handler($context, $inputs) {

$values = @{ A = 'a'; B = 'b'}

$theObject = new-object psobject -Property $values

write-host $theObject

return $theObject

}

Return type: Properties

I've configured this action in service broker "Customize Form" for a Bluprint and works well for dropdown variables.

Regards,

Leandro.

[DionRow]

Thanks. 

I actually just realized that changes I was making were not being realized in the catalog.  I noticed that the "enable" link was back (even though the custom form had already been enabled).  I clicked it again and saved and all is working now.  This may be a bug but I haven't seen it happen again, but will keep watching and if it happens again will file an SR.

Thanks again.

[VinithMenon]

can you add a screenshot to illustrate how you made the dropdown work ?