Creating a provisioning operation - Content
The Content page of the provisioning wizard specifies the content that an operation uses when it executes.
To specify content for the operation
With the Content page, you can specify content using the following approaches:
For Provisioning operations, perform a text search to identify a Virtual Guest Package (VGP).
Select the Search tab, enter a text string in the text box, and click Search
.
The results of the search appear in a list. For each item in the list, the portal provides the BMC Server Automation folder where the item is stored.
In the list, select an item to use in this operation.
- When you make a selection, you are prompted to select a job group. Navigate to the job group where this operation can be stored in BMC Server Automation. Select it and click OK.
A default job group may already be assigned for all users at your site or for your portal security group. If a default job group is assigned, you are not prompted to assign one. However, if you want to use a different job group, click Browse and navigate to the job group.
For Provisioning operations, navigate to a Virtual Guest Package (VGP) stored in the Depot.
- Select the Browse tab. The Depot folder appears at left.
- Navigate to the depot folder containing the content you want to use.
If the folder holds content that is appropriate for this type of operation, the content appears in the list at right.
As you navigate through folders, a trail of "bread crumbs" appears above the Folder list. You can select any name in the bread crumbs to display the contents of that folder. Select an item from the list to use in this operation.
When you make a selection, you are prompted to select a job group. Navigate to the job group where this operation can be stored in BMC Server Automation. Select it and click OK.
A default job group may already be assigned for all users at your site or for your portal security group. If a default job group is assigned, you are not prompted to assign one. However, if you want to use a different job group, click Browse and navigate to the job group.
For Provisioning operations, use the Preferred content (Prov.) tab to select a Virtual Guest Package (VGP) that an administrator has chosen for you.
BMC Server Automation administrators populate the Preferred Content tab by setting the IS_HIGHLIGHTED property for an item to True.
- Select the Preferred Content tab.
- Using the search or browse techniques, find the preferred content you want to use. To show all applicable preferred content, click load all.
Select an item to use in this operation.
- When you make a selection, you are prompted to select a job group. Navigate to the job group where this operation can be stored in BMC Server Automation. Select it and click OK.
A default job group may already be assigned for all users at your site or for your portal security group. If a default job group is assigned, you are not prompted to assign one. However, if you want to use a different job group, click Browse and navigate to the job group.