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* In most fields in business process nodes the [[File:variable_picker_icon.png]] icon will be present and clicking on the icon will open the variable picker. | * In most fields in business process nodes the [[File:variable_picker_icon.png]] icon will be present and clicking on the icon will open the variable picker. | ||
* Select '''ctrl''' or '''cmd''' and left mouse click, this will also open the variable picker if it is available and the [[File:variable_picker_icon.png]] is not displayed | * Select '''ctrl''' or '''cmd''' and left mouse click, this will also open the variable picker if it is available and the [[File:variable_picker_icon.png]] is not displayed | ||
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+ | The variables which are available to use will be governed by which nodes precede the node you want to use the variable picker on in your business process, and therefore what information (variables) are available to you. If i wanted to use a request variable such as '''customer''' in a node, then i would need to have preceded my process flow with an Automated Tasks > Requests > Get Request Information > Request Details etc. | ||
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Revision as of 10:59, 5 January 2018
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IntroductionThe variable picker is available to use in most business process nodes and their fields, this includes:
The variable picker allows for the injecting or overwriting of variable values into node fields. |
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Using the Variable Picker
It is possible to manually insert variables into node fields and this is covered in the Request Variables section, here we are focusing on the use of the variable picker.
The Variable picker can be opened in one of two ways:
- In most fields in business process nodes the icon will be present and clicking on the icon will open the variable picker.
- Select ctrl or cmd and left mouse click, this will also open the variable picker if it is available and the is not displayed
The variables which are available to use will be governed by which nodes precede the node you want to use the variable picker on in your business process, and therefore what information (variables) are available to you. If i wanted to use a request variable such as customer in a node, then i would need to have preceded my process flow with an Automated Tasks > Requests > Get Request Information > Request Details etc.