How to pass datagrid from Aria Automation to Aria Orchestrator

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

• Attempts to leverage datagrid type in Service Broker custom forms for an input parameter of type Array/Properties fails with:

There was a problem while building the execution context for the workflow run Caused by : class String cannot be cast to class java.util.Map (String and java.util.Map are in module java.base of loader 'bootstrap')

Environment

VMware vRealize Automation 8.x

Resolution

• In Aria Orchestrator create the workflow input as type composite type array.
• When creating or editing the custom form in the service broker, the input of type array/composite type is displayed as the datagrid, with the properties corresponding to columns of the grid.