A configuration element is a list of variables, that you can use to configure constants across a whole Automation Orchestrator server deployment.

You can use configuration elements to make variables available to all the workflows, actions, and policies running on the Automation Orchestrator server.

If you create a package containing a workflow, an action, or a policy that uses a variable from a configuration element, Automation Orchestrator automatically includes the configuration element in the package.

If you import a package containing a configuration element into another Automation Orchestrator server, you can import the configuration element variable values as well. For example, if you create a workflow that requires variable values that depend on the Automation Orchestrator server on which it runs, setting those variables in a configuration element lets you export that workflow, so that another Automation Orchestrator server can use it. Configuration elements therefore allow you to exchange workflows, actions, and policies between servers more easily.

Note: You cannot import values of a configuration element variable from a configuration element exported from vRealize Orchestrator 5.1 or earlier.

Create a configuration element

With configuration elements, you can set common variables across an Automation Orchestrator server. All elements that are running in the server can use the variables you set in a configuration element.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Automation Orchestrator Client.
  2. Navigate to Assets > Configurations.
  3. Select New Configuration.
  4. Enter the configuration element name.
  5. Select the Variables tab.
  6. To create a local variable, click New.
    1. Enter the variable name.
    2. Select the variable type.
      Note: To create an array of configuration variables, select the Array check box.
    3. (Optional) Enter a value for the configuration variable.
    4. Click Save.
  7. To finish creating a configuration element, click Save.

What to do next

You can use the configuration element to provide variables to workflows, actions, or policies.