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You must be aware of the guidelines for creating dictionary entries in OnCommand Workflow Automation (WFA). |
You must be aware of the guidelines for creating dictionary entries in OnCommand Workflow Automation (WFA).
| Guidelines | Example |
|---|---|
Dictionary entry names must contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores. |
Cluster_License Switch_23 |
Dictionary entry names must start with an uppercase character. Begin every word in the name with an uppercase character and separate each word with an underscore (_). |
Volume Array_License |
Dictionary entry attribute names should not include the name of the dictionary entry. |
None |
Attributes and references in a dictionary entry must be in lowercase characters. |
aggregate, size_mb |
Separate words with an underscore. Spaces are not allowed. |
resource_pool |
Dictionary entries cannot include references that are from a different scheme. When a dictionary entry requires cross-reference to an object in a different scheme, ensure that all the natural keys of the object being referred to are present in the dictionary entry. |
Array_Performance dictionary entry requires all the natural keys of the Array dictionary entry as direct attributes in it. |
Use appropriate data types for attributes. |
None |
Use Long data type for size or space-related attributes. |
size_mb and available_size_mb in storage.Volume dictionary entry |
Use Enum when an attribute has a fixed set of values. |
raid_type in storage.Volume dictionary entry |
Set “To be Cached” as true for an attribute or reference when a data source provides value for that attribute or reference. For OnCommand Unified Manager data source, add cacheable attributes if the data source can provide the value to it. |
None |
Set “Can be Null” as true if the data source providing the value for this attribute or reference can return NULL. |
None |
Provide a meaningful description to each attribute and reference. The description is displayed in command details when designing a workflow. |
None |
Do not use “id” as the name of an attribute in dictionary entries. It is reserved for internal WFA usage. |
None |