Dynamically updating a drop-down list within an ASD (not IaaS) blueprint

[richardboswell]

I'm trying to figure out how to automatically update a drop-down list in vCAC for a ASD blueprint (not IaaS blueprint). I looked at the Property Dictionary but it seems that only the IaaS blueprints can use the Property Dictionary, not the ASD blueprints. I've also looked at somehow updating the corresponding vCO flows input parameter dynamically in hopes that I could import it into vCAC as a list. Has anyone had any luck with this? Is there a way to integrate a Property Definition into the ASD blueprints? If so how? Google isn't really helping, it seems there are a lot people who have done this with IaaS but ASD. TIA.

[lnairn]

Hi,

Yes, you can do this with ASD.

In your workflow presentation you can call an action element, and you can create the dynamic output list for the ADS user in that Action element. The action element can receive inputs strings, and you can generate an output array (list of elements)

check this Re: User Input decision tree

Regards,

Leandro.

[cdecanini_]

ASD blueprint do not need to go to a property dictionary since ASD will load the presentation properties from the vCO wrokflow. This is where you can pre defined drop down or make them dynamic based either on previous inputs, API or DB access via one of the vCO plug-ins.