Numerous Space characters are added to the comments at the beginning of the YAML and the template eventually fails to open

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• Numerous Space characters are added to the comments at the beginning of the YAML and the template eventually fails to open.

Environment

VMware Aria Automation 8.12.x
VMware vRealize Automation 8.11.x

Resolution

This issue is resolved in VMware Aria Automation 8.12.2.

Note: This version will upgrade the "yaml" library to 2.2.1 and fix the calculation of indentation count from comment strings.

Workaround:

If you are unable to upgrade to 8.12.2 or higher, remove the comments from the beginning of the YAML.

Additional Information

Reference Jira Link: https://jira.eng.vmware.com/browse/VRAE-44041

Impact/Risks:

This is a change to the template and can be made on demand with no known impact on the running system.