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# Create a workload provider type

# Create a workload provider type {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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Create a workload provider type for each new configuration management provider. This information appears in the order catalog form as management attributes that your users can select when provisioning a virtual resource
through a configuration management provider.

## Before you begin

Role required: cloud_admin

## Procedure

1. In the Cloud Admin Portal, navigate to ManageConfig Management.
2. Click Workload Config Provider Types, and then click New.
3. Fill in the form fields (as shown in the table).  
   {#create-workload-provider-type__table_pbd_2hp_l2b__entry__2}

   | Field | Description |
   |-|-|
   | Name | Enter a name for the workload provider type. |
   | Product Type | A cloud product type from the list. |
   | Config CI | Select the configuration table created for the provider that displays the discovered resources from the list. |
   | Credential Resolver | Select a credential resolver from the list. |
   | Server Type | Select the type of server for the provider like Opensourced, Enterprise, etc. |
   | Version | Enter the version of the provider. |
   | Credential Type | Select the table where the credentials are stored for this provider. |
   [Table 1. Workload Config Provider Type form]

   {#create-workload-provider-type__table_pbd_2hp_l2b}  
   Figure 1. Example Ansible Tower workload provider type
4. Add properties for the workload type in the Workload Provider Properties section.  
   In addition to the existing properties, you can add more properties. Workload provider properties are displayed in the order catalog form (in the Cloud User Portal) as management attributes.

   For example, for an Ansible provider type, Inventory, and Hostgroup are mandatory. The values for
   these properties come from Resource Pools.
5. Click Submit.

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