Here are some more details about plug-in based designs in Automation Assembler.

Note: Plug-in based design is a Beta offering that is subject to change, and currently supports only the AWS plug-in.

Allocation connection clutter

The lines that connect allocation helpers to resources can accumulate. To declutter the display, click the toolbar icon that hides the lines.

Hide connection lines

User input

You can send user input to helpers the same way that you can send user input directly to a classic resource:

inputs: 
  my-image:
    type: string
    enum:
      - coreos
      - ubuntu
resources:
  Allocations_Image_1:
    type: Allocations.Image
    properties:
      accountType: aws
      image: '${input.my-image}'

For more about user inputs, see User input in VMware Aria Automation requests.

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting a plug-in based design follows the same process as other Automation Assembler design troubleshooting. Find your entry under Deployments, click the History tab, and click Provisioning Diagram. Look for helpful messages in the deployment flow.

In the example error that follows, a cloud zone of capability tag env:dev wasn't found anywhere in the defined infrastructure.

Request flow