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