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Creating a write attribute task

Use the Edge Services portal to create a write attribute task. Write attribute tasks write and store values to attribute properties of your instances such as names, dates, and other data. The task uses JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) in key-value format to execute using API calls. You can call to these values to be used or referenced at a later time.

You can use write attribute tasks to store values in the space created and managed by shell script tasks. Use the shell script tasks to call the values of a write attribute task at a later time.

Use write attribute tasks in workflows to chain task results to other write attribute and shell script tasks. This is important when creating a provisioning workflow. Task results are chained within the same phase of an instance but are not accessible outside of each phase. Using the write attribute task and storing values to the attributes map gives you access to those results to call in other phases of a provisioning workflow.

You can execute your automated task as a single task or combine it as part of an operational or provisioning workflow.

Note: Library tab functionality is only available for AWS (Amazon Web Services) and Azure cloud providers.

To create a write attribute task:

  1. Click Library, click Automation, then click Tasks.

    The Edge Services portal shows the tasks created for your organization.
Edge Services Manager Library automation tasks view
  1. Click +Add.

    The Edge Services portal shows the New Task window.
New Task window
  1. In the New Task window, complete the following fields:
Field Description
NAME Type a unique name for the write attribute task.
CODE Type a unique code name for the write attribute task.
TYPE Select Write Attributes.
ATTRIBUTES Type the values in JSON key-value format to be written and stored between the brackets { } provided. (e.g., Type { "folderName":"AWS" } to create a folder in AWS.)
  1. In the Target Options section, select Local for EXECUTE TARGET.
  1. In the Execute Options section, complete the following fields:
Field Description
RETRYABLE Select this option to retry the task if it initially fails.
RETRY COUNT Type the maximum number of attempts to retry the task if it initially fails.
RETRY DELAY Type the amount of time (in seconds) the portal waits between retry attempts for the task.
ALLOW CUSTOM CONFIG Select this option to enable a text field to add extra variables or specifications to the task. This field appears in the Advanced Options section in the Execute Task? window when you manually execute a specific task.
  1. Click SAVE CHANGES.

    The Edge Services portal creates the write attribute task.

Next, you can execute a single automated task or combine tasks in operational or provisioning workflows.