vRealize Automation 8.7 makes custom validations easier with API support
My world/job has been simplified a LOT with the release of VMware vRealize Automation 8.7 Release Notes Custom validation for catalog items by custom forms now supported via API VRealize Automation now supports custom validation with API. With this new feature, you can design a catalog item with a customs form and external validation via the API. When the user creates a deployment from the catalog item via API, the validation is executed. In the case that the validation fails, the API response would contain validation error messages. It has never been easier to develop a workflow with proper input validation, publish it to vRA and now finally get proper input validation through the API along with the UI. { "message" : "Catalog item request validation failed. Reason: .... Your reasons for this validation to fail ....." , "statusCode" : 400 , "errorCode" : 30058 } Also makes it easier to improve Cloud Template input validation, w