Specify folder in GetAction

[TBKing]

vROrchestrator 7.5 - Working on a "Build From Template" workflow.

We have all of our templates in a folder called "Templates"

In the Presentation, I have an entry/variable to choose the template:

GetAction("com.vmware.library.vc.vm","getFolder").call()

If I select value as "tree" it starts at the top with the vCenter plug-in and I have to drill all the way down to the Templates folder.

If I select value as "list" it will enumerate all of the VMs and I have to start typing a template name to filter.

How can I specify to start with the "Templates" folder either for browsing by Tree (preferred), or by List, thereby limiting the number of choices to choose from?

Thanks

[iiliev]

For browsing a tree, you can use the presentation property "Specify a root object to be shown in the chooser", and attach the "Templates" folder to it.

For the list case, you can the presentation property "Predefined list of elements", and attach to it an action that returns the array of elements to populate in the list.

[TBKing · Accepted solution]

Yes.  It's the "attach" part I was having trouble with.

(with the help of my TAM) I created a variable "#templateFolder", type VC:VmFolder and set to Templates.

Then in the Presentation, Predefined list of elements

GetAction("com.vmware.library.vc.folder","getAllVirtualMachinesByFolder").call(#templateFolder)

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