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Provide Custom Properties in Dialog Mode

If the OVF file contains custom properties, you can edit custom properties in dialog mode. If you specified a custom properties file, you can overwrite the custom properties file in dialog mode.

Note: If you do not have a custom properties file, the properties.txt file is created in your working directory. The default directory is CA\ProductName\bin.

Follow these steps:

1. Type the custom property number for the custom property that you want to edit.
2. Type the custom property value.
3. Repeat steps 1 through 2 for all custom properties that you want to provide or edit.
4. Enter any of the following options:

   r

   Reads the properties file.

   w

   Overwrites all properties in the properties file.

   c

   Executes the import command.

   Note: Some of the provided properties are validated to verify if the conditions are met, or if provided values are valid.

CA Virtual Assurance deploys the OVF to vCenter and you can see vApps and VMs that are specified in the OVF file.