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• New vApp Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the new vApp name that will be created as a clone of the input vApp.
• vApp ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the ID of the vApp to be used in the cloning process.
  The value can also be obtained from activities: Create vApp or Get vApp using the following steps:
  • use a Get vApp/ Create vApp activity to extract the vAppID: 
     
  • bind the obtained vAppID(stored in variable) to the vApp ID field from Clone vApp activity:  
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Answer Choice (text box editor type) (type: string): the answer choice. E.g "1" to select the first answer choice set for the specified VM. 
• Question ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the question ID for which the answer is needed. E.g. "12" is the question ID set for the specified VM. 
• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine ID.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Answer activity:
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Location By ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the ID of the folder where you want to place the new virtual machine. If no value is provided, the new VM will be created in the same location as the initial VM.
• New VM Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name for the new virtual machine.
• VM (text box editor type) (type: string): the input virtual machine to clone. Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine ID.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VM field from VM Clone activity:
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Datacenter (text box editor type) (type: string): the datacenter root name.
• Datastore (text box editor type) (type: string): the datastore name where you want to place the new virtual machine.
• Disk Provisioning (combo box control) (type: string): the virtual disk provisioning mode.Flowster Studio provides the following options:
  • Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed: Creates a virtual disk in a default thick format. Space required for the virtual disk is allocated when the virtual disk is created. Data remaining on the physical device is not erased during creation, but is zeroed out on demand at a later time on first write from the virtual machine.
  • Thick Provision Eager Zeroed: A type of thick virtual disk that supports clustering features such as Fault Tolerance. Space required for the virtual disk is allocated at creation time. In contrast to the flat format, the data remaining on the physical device is zeroed out when the virtual disk is created. It might take much longer to create disks in this format than to create other types of disks.
  • Thin Provision: Use this format to save storage space. For the thin disk, you provision as much datastore space as the disk would require based on the value that you enter for the disk size. However, the thin disk starts small and at first, uses only as much datastore space as the disk needs for its initial operations.
• Disk MB (text box editor type) (type: string): the size in MB of the disks that you want to create and add to the new virtual machine.
• Guest ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the guest operating system id of the new virtual machine.
• Host (text box editor type) (type: string): the host on which you want to create the new virtual machine.
• Location (text box editor type) (type: string): the folder where you want to place the new virtual machine.For example: root/folder/sub-folder.
• Location By ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the ID of the folder where you want to place the new virtual machine. If you enter a value for this parameter, the 'Location' parameter is ignored.
• Memory MB (text box editor type) (type: string): the memory size in MB of the new virtual machine.
• New VM Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name for the new virtual machine. If you are registering or cloning an existing virtual machine, this parameter is not mandatory.
• Num CPU (text box editor type) (type: string): the number of the virtual CPUs of the new virtual machine.
• VM Description (text box editor type) (type: string): the description of the new virtual machine.
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity. 

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• Cluster Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the Cluster (only necessary if 'Host' parameter is empty).
• Customization Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the customization you wish to apply (optional).
• Datacenter Name (text box editor type) (type: string): specify the datacenter name when using Host and Network Name parameters if a different network adapter is desired than the one from the template.
• Datastore Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the Datastore name (optional).
• Disk Mode (combo box control) (type: string): the Disk Mode.
• Folder Fullpath (text box editor type) (type: string): the folder where you want to place the new virtual machine; 'Folder ID' parameter takes precedence over this parameter. If no value is provided for both 'Folder ID' and 'Folder Fullpath' parameters, the new VM will be created in the same location as the initial Template.
• Folder ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the ID of the folder where you want to place the new virtual machine. If no value is provided for both 'Folder ID' and 'Folder Fullpath' parameters, the new VM will be created in the same location as the initial Template.
• Host (text box editor type) (type: string): the Host (IP address) where you want to create the new virtual machine (optional).
• Network Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the network name for the Ethernet Device. If left empty it will set the first network found in the current environment.
• New VM Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name for the new virtual machine.
• Port Group Key (text box editor type) (type: string): the Port Group Key ID of the network adapter which you want to set for the new virtual machine. Only needed when dvPortGroup network type is selected. (Optional) Bind the value to the output 'PortGroupKey' from 'GetNetworkAdapterProperties' activity.
• VM (text box editor type) (type: string): the input template virtual machine.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VM field from VM Deploy activity:
    
  
  
• VM Network Type (text box editor type) (type: string): the network adapter type for the virtual machine.
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Host ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the ID of the host. If you enter a value for this parameter, the 'Host IP' parameter is ignored.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get Host using the following steps:
  • use a Get Host activity to extract the HostID:
    
  • bind the obtained HostID (stored in variable) to the HostID field from VM Disable Secondary activity:   
    
• Host Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the host.
• S Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the secondary virtual machine you want to disable. This field must specify a secondary virtual machine that is part of the fault tolerant group that this virtual machine is currently associated with. It can only be invoked from the primary virtual machine in the group.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the SVirtualMachine ID field from VM Disable Secondary activity:
    
• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to make the call to disable the secondary virtual machine.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Disable Secondary activity:
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Host ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the ID of the host. If you enter a value for this parameter, the 'Host IP' parameter is ignored.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get Host using the following steps:
  • use a Get Host activity to extract the HostID:
    
  • bind the obtained HostID (stored in variable) to the HostID field from VM Enable Secondary activity:   
    
• Host Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the host.
• S Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the secondary virtual machine you want to enable. This field must specify a secondary virtual machine that is part of the fault tolerant group that this virtual machine is currently associated with. It can only be invoked from the primary virtual machine in the group.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the SVirtualMachine ID field from VM Enable Secondary activity:
    
• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to make the call to enable the secondary virtual machine.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Enable Secondary activity:
    
    
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to mark as Template.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Mark As Template  activity:
      
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Datastore ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the ID of the datastore where you want to migrate the VM. If not specified, the current datastore is used. E.g. "datastore-10"
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get Datastore using the following steps:
  • use a Get Datastore activity to extract the Datastore ID:
    
  • bind the obtained Datastore ID (stored in variable) to the Datastore ID field from VM Migrate activity:
    
• Host ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the ID of the host where you want to migrate the VM. E.g. "host-10"
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get Host using the following steps:
  • use a Get Host activity to extract the Host ID:
    
  • bind the obtained Host ID (stored in variable) to the Host ID field from VM Migrate activity:
    
• Migration Type (combobox control)(type:string): specify the migration type in order to change the virtual machine's host. datastores or both. 
• ResourcePool ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the ID of the resource pool where you want to migrate the VM. This parameter will not be considered if the 'Datastore ID' is not specified.  E.g. "resourcepool-10"
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get Resource Pool using the following steps:
  • use a Get Resource Pool  activity to extract the ResourcePool ID:
    
  • bind the obtained Resource Pool ID (stored in variable) to the ResourcePool ID field from VM Migrate activity:
    
• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to move.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Migrate activity:
      
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to mount Tools Installer.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Mount Tools Installer activity:
      
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Destination (text box editor type) (type: string): the destination folder where you want to move the VM. For example: root/folder/subfolder.
• Destination ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the ID of the folder where you want to move the VM. If you enter a value for this parameter, the 'Destination' parameter is ignored.
• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to move.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Move activity:
      
  
  
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to power off .
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Power Off activity:
      
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to reset the guest information.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Reboot Guest activity:
      
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to refresh storage information.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Refresh Storage Info activity:
      
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to reload.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Reload activity:
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• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to remove all snapshots.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Remove All Snapshots activity:
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Remove Children (combo box control) (type: string): whether to remove the entire snapshot subtree.
• Snapshot Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the existing Snapshot.
• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to remove all snapshots.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Remove Snapshot activity:
    
  
  
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• New Virtual Machine Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the new name for the specified virtual machine.
• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to rename.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Rename activity:
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to reset.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Reset activity:
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to reset the guest information.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Reset Guest Information activity:
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Host ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the ID of the host. If you enter a value for this parameter, the 'HostName' parameter is ignored.
• Host Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the host name.
• Suppress Power On (combo box control) (type: string): if set to Yes, the virtual machine will not be powered on regardless of the power state when the current snapshot was created. Default to No.
• Suppress Power On Specified (combo box control) (type: string): suppress Power On Specified.
• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to revert to current snapshot.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Revert To Current Snapshot activity:
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Height (text box editor type) (type: string): the Screen Height.For example: 1080.
• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to set screen resolution.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Set Screen Resolution activity:
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.
• Width (text box editor type) (type: string): the Screen Width. For example: 1920.

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• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to shut down guest OS.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Shutdown Guest activity:
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to standby guest OS.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Standby Guest activity:
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to suspend.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Suspend activity:
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Memory (text box editor type) (type: string): if set to True and if the virtual machine is currently powered on, the virtual machine's memory state is preserved with the snapshot.
• Quiesce (text box editor type) (type: string): if Quiesce is set to True and the virtual machine is powered on when the snapshot is taken, VMware Tools is used to quiesce the file system in the virtual machine. This assures that a disk snapshot represents a consistent state of the guest file systems. If the virtual machine is powered off or VMware Tools are not available, the quiesce flag is ignored.
• Snapshot Description (text box editor type) (type: string): the snapshot description.
• Snapshot Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the snapshot name.
• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to take snapshot of.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Take Snapshot activity:
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to unmount Tools installer.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Unmount Tools Installer activity:
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to unregister.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Unregister activity:
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• Installer Options (text box editor type) (type: string): the Installer Options that you want to upgrade.
• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to upgrade Tools.
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Upgrade Tools activity:
    
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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• New Version (text box editor type) (type: string): the new version for the specified virtual machine.
• Virtual Machine ID (text box editor type) (type: string): the virtual machine you want to upgrade Version. 
  The value can also be obtained from activity: Get VM using the following steps:
  • use a Get VM activity to extract the VM ID:
    
  • bind the obtained VM ID (stored in variable) to the VirtualMachine ID field from VM Upgrade Version activity:
    
  
  
• Wait (text box editor type) (type: string): if the parameter is set to 'true', the activity waits for the task workflow execution to complete before moving to the next activity.

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