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Reshape, Resize, Refresh: CSS Tweaks to Extend Input Fields in VCF Automation Service Broker

Posted on January 15, 2025April 16, 2026 by Don Horrox

Designing custom forms in VCF Automation Service Broker is where UI/UX truly impacts user experience. However, managing long dropdown values can create frustrating design challenges due to default field size limitations. In this article, I share a practical workaround my team used to solve this issue. Join the conversation and share your approach toward addressing this design challenge!

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A Simple Control for Complex Automation: Preventing Mistakes Using Custom Forms

Posted on June 19, 2024April 16, 2026 by Don Horrox

In this post, we explore a simple yet effective technical control to mitigate the risk of human error when requesting potentially risky automated actions, using Aria Automation Service Broker.

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Designing for Consistency: Input Validation Using RegEx for Service Broker Forms

Posted on March 26, 2024January 28, 2026 by Don Horrox

In this post, we customize a Service Broker form by enforcing input validation using Regular Expressions (RegEx) for specific input fields.

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Hands-on: Image Handling in Aria Automation Service Broker

Posted on March 20, 2024January 28, 2026 by Don Horrox

In this post, we customize a Service Broker form by adding an image via URL or Base64 String.

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Beyond the Basics: Enhancing Aria Automation Forms with Custom CSS

Posted on March 13, 2024January 28, 2026 by Don Horrox

In this post, we customize a Service Broker form to call the user’s attention to specific fields and text elements. This is easily achieved with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) code.

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