This article describes the steps required to create artifacts.

The following are the supported methods for creating artifacts:

• Creating Artifacts Manually
• Uploading Artifacts
• Importing Artifacts from a Repository

Prerequisites

• Access to the Broker UI with Composer role

Creating Artifacts Manually

This section describes the steps required to manually create artifacts. Use this method when there are only a small number of artifacts to be created.

1. Login in the the Broker UI
2. Navigate to Composer > My Artifacts
   
3. Select the relevant tab for the artifact type to add - Scripts or Files
   Note: This example covers creating a Script artifact
4. Click Add Script
5. In the Add Script Artifact - Details screen, provide the following information:
   • Name: A friendly name for the script artifact
   • Filename: The file name of the stored script
   • OS Family: The Operating System family which can run the script
   • Icon: An icon image used to represent the artifact
   • Description: A description for the script artifact
   • Script: The editor area for composing the script - a script file can also be dragged into this are to import its contents
   • Publish: Check this option to immediately publish the script artifact for use in blueprints
6. In the Add Script Artifact - Arguments screen, provide the list of expected script arguments, specifying one of the following modes:
   • No arguments
   • Free-form arguments
   • Position arguments
   • Named arguments
7. The artifact has been created

Uploading Artifacts

This section describes the steps required to batch upload artifacts. Use this method when there are a more than a few artifacts to be created.

Note: When uploading artifacts, consider the number and size of the artifacts. Using Repositories is highly recommended when there are large artifacts or when artifacts are large in size.

1. Login in the the Broker UI
2. Navigate to Composer > My Artifacts
   
3. Select the relevant tab for the artifact type to add - Scripts or Files
4. Click Batch Upload
5. In the Batch Upload - File/Script Artifacts screen, use one of the following supported methods to add scripts/files to be uploaded:
   • Drag files into the box
   • Click on the box to browse and select the scripts and files
6. Click Next
7. In the Batch Upload - File/Script Artifacts screen, select the following options for each item to upload:
   • Type: The artifact type
   • OS Family: The Operating System family which supports the item
   • Publish: Check this option to immediately publish the items for use in blueprints
8. Click Upload
9. A progress bar displays for the upload of each item
10. The artifacts have been created

Importing Artifacts from a Repository

This section describes the steps required to import artifacts from external repositories.

1. Login in the the Broker UI as an administrative user
2. Navigate to Admin > Repositories
   
3. Click the Repository name or the View button
4. Select the Files tab
5. If required, browse to the directory tree to the sub-directory containing the item
6. For the item to add, click Add as Artifact
7. In the Add as Artifact screen, provide the following information:
   • Artifact Type: The type of artifact
   • OS Family: The Operating System family which supports the item
8. Click Add
9. The artifact has been added
10. If required, for the added artifact, click Edit Artifact to modify its arguments, metadata, and permissions