Object Workspace Extension Points

Each vSphere object type’s object workspace provides a set of extension points. Each extension point corresponds to a specific data view, such as the Summary tab view or the Manage tab view. Every object workspace extension point requires a data object of type com.vmware.ui.views.ViewSpec.

Most object workspace extension points follow the format vsphere.core.${objectType}.${view}. The ${objectType} placeholder corresponds to the type of vSphere object, and the ${view} placeholder corresponds to the specific view. For example, the extension point vsphere.core.cluster.manageViews is the extension point for the Manage tab view for Cluster objects. The following names are valid ${objectType} values.

■	cluster: ClusterComputeResource object

■	datacenter: Datacenter object

■	dscluster: StoragePod object

■	dvs: DistributedVirtualSwitch object

■	dvPortgroup: DistributedVirtualPortgroup object

■	folder: Folder object

■	host: HostSystem object

■	network: Network object

■	resourcePool: ResourcePool object

■	datastore: Datastore object

■	vApp: VirtualApp object

■	vm: VirtualMachine object

■	template: Virtual Machine template object

Object Workspace Extension Points 

Extension Point Name	Description
vsphere.core.${objectType}.summarySectionViews	Portlets under the Summary tab view. See Example: Example Extension Definition in plugin.xml Manifest File for an example extension definition.
vsphere.core.${objectType}.monitorViews	Second-level tabs under the Monitor tab view
vsphere.core.${objectType}.monitor.performanceViews	Views on the Monitor tab, under the Performance second-level tab
vsphere.core.${objectType}.manageViews	Second-level tabs under the Manage tab view
vsphere.core.${objectType}.manage.settingsViews	Views on the Manage tab, under the Settings second-level tab
vsphere.core.${objectType}.manage.alarmDefinitionsViews	Views on the Manage tab, under the Alarm Definitions second-level tab
vise.relateditems.specs	Create a new relation between vSphere object types Requires a data object of type com.vmware.ui.relateditems.model.ObjectRelationSetSpec. See Example: Example Relation Extension for Chassis Entity for an example extension definition.