Custom Operations

Custom operations specify when and under which circumstances your provider definition is executed and whether your provider definition is executed on the host or on the instance.

Creating Custom Operations

You use this procedure to define custom operations in order to perform operations on instances or hosts based on these definitions.

Copying Custom Operations

You create duplicates of existing custom operations to make minor changes.

Editing Custom Operations

You edit custom operations for example to choose another button group, provide dynamic captions, or enable synchronous execution.

Adding Constraints to Custom Operations

You add constraints to control the visibility of the custom operation button.

Creating Documentation for Custom Operations

You create your individual documentation for custom operations.

Rearranging the Order of Custom Operations

You can define the order of the custom operations shown on the operations dropdown.

Executing Custom Operations

You execute custom operations.

Deleting Custom Operations

You delete custom operations that are no longer needed.

Exporting Custom Operations

You export custom operations to provide a backup in an XML file so that you can restore your custom operations.