Hidden datagrid column in day 2 action set to null after another column is updated

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

The issue occurs under the following circumstances:

• You have an array input of composite type with one of the fields set to hidden in the custom form designer.
• A vRealize Orchestrator action automatically populates the array.
• Then mark it as shown when doing the day2action and update another column.
• The hidden field shown in the form gets nullified

Environment

VMware vRealize Automation 8.x

Resolution

The issue is resolved in the vRealize Automation 8.12.1 release.

Workaround:
To workaround the issue set the column to not be hidden in the form designer.

Additional Information

Impact/Risks:
Hidden columns part of a composite arrays get nullified on updating other column's values.