6.2.3 Items to set in plug-in definition information

The following table lists the items you can set on each tab when you create, edit, or copy a plug-in.

Table 6‒6: Items to set in plug-in definition information (*General* tab)
Item	Description
Key Name^#1	Specify the ID that identifies the plug-in.
Version^#1	Specify the version number of the plug-in in aa.bb.cc format.
Vendor ID^#1	Specify the ID that identifies the vendor who created the plug-in. Create a vendor ID that is unique within the system by specifying the domain name in reverse order from the top level as a period-separated value. For example, specify the vendor ID as com.xxxx or jp.co.yyyy. If you choose not to use domain names for vendor IDs, make sure that the vendor ID you specify is not being used for another vendor ID. Note that you cannot specify a vendor ID that begins with com.hitachi.software.dna.
Display Name	Specify the name of the plug-in.
Vendor Name^#2	Specify the name of the vendor who created the plug-in.
Description	Specify the description for the plug-in.
Tags	Specify the tags you define for the plug-in. You can specify multiple tags. The total number of characters for all tags combined must be no more than 256, including the characters for all tag names set for the plug-in and the commas inserted between tags.
Icon	The icon set for the plug-in is displayed. Clicking the Restore Default Icon button changes the icon set for the plug-in back to the default. Clicking the Change button displays the dialog box where you can select the icon file to be uploaded and change the icon. For the icon, set the file in .png format (48 x 48 pixels).

#1: You cannot change the values for Key Name, Version, and Vendor ID after you create or copy a plug-in.
#2: If you omit specifying the value for this item, the value set for Vendor ID will be set for Vendor Name. Note that Vendor Name for a development plug-in displayed in the Flow tab of the Service Builder Edit window remains blank.

Table 6‒7: Items to set in plug-in definition information (*Property* tab)
Item	Description	See
Input Properties^#	You can define properties for storing input values necessary for executing the plug-in.	6.3 Setting plug-in properties
Output Properties^#	You can define properties for storing the execution results of the plug-in.	6.3 Setting plug-in properties

#: You can define no more than 100 properties (as the total of input and output properties) for a plug-in.

Tip: You can filter the displayed properties by clicking the icons for input and output properties.

Table 6‒8: Items to set when a plug-in is created or edited (*Remote Command* tab)
Item	Description
Credential Type	Select the credential type for the plug-in from the following: Shared agentless setting Select this option when you use the credential type set in the Agentless Remote Connections area when executing a service. Service input property Select this option when you specify authentication information by using an input property.
Windows Options	If you select the Run as system account check box, commands and scripts executed on the destination host are executed with the permissions of the System account.
Linux/UNIX Options	Execute with root privileges Select the check box to run commands and scripts on the connection destination host as an executor with root privileges. Character Set Auto Judgment Select the check box to enable the Character Set Auto Judgment functionality.
Platform	Set a command or script that can be executed on the operation target host. Set this item for each OS. For details about the items you can set, see 6.4 Editing platforms.

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