Enterprise Group is not visible in Identity and Access Management Role Assignment in VMware Aria Automation

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

• An Enterprise Group is not showing for role assignment under Identity and Access Management despite being successfully synced.

• The group is visible and available for assignment within Projects, but the filter does not pull the group when searching in the Role Assignment UI.

• Administrators may observe this behavior even after syncing the group multiple times.

Environment

VMware Aria Automation 8.18.x GA - Patch 3

Cause

This issue is caused by a logic failure in the frontend UI when handling search response lists that contain exactly one item. Although the backend returns the correct data payload, the interface fails to visualize the single entry.

Resolution

This issue is under review with VMware by Broadcom. Subscribe to the article to receive updates on this issue.

Workaround

To work around this issue, use one of the following methods to assign the role:

Option 1: Force Multiple Results (Partial Search) Enter a partial search string that matches the target group and at least one other similar group name. When the search returns multiple results, the UI logic engages correctly, allowing you to select the intended group.

Option 2: Force Multiple Results (Dummy Group)

1. Create a temporary "dummy" group in the Identity Provider with a name similar to the target group.

2. Sync this group to VMware Aria Automation.

3. Search for the common string shared by both groups.

4. Select the correct group from the list of results.

5. Once the role is assigned, the dummy group can be removed.

Option 3: Use the API Execute the role assignment directly via the API to bypass the UI layer.