Workflow

How to Add Process Variables

 

What to do:

As a prerequisite for the following example you must have completed the examples Add and Connect Components and Create Process Variables.
Please note that process variables can only be added to process templates and ad-hoc processes!
Don't use process variables of the type MONEY!
Open the Purchase Requisition process in the Workflow Editor.

Click the Process variables tab in the Workflow Components section.
All available process variables are displayed.

Add the process variable Attr1 to the Grapher View window.

Select a connection line from the Process Variables tab and link the process variable Attr1 with the activity Create.

For additional information regarding the properties of individual connection elements, please refer to Key Features > Process Variables.

To save the entry click .
 

The process variable Attr1 is now assigned to the activity Create.

A process variable can be assigned to more than one activity!

Process variables can be moved for easier viewing. However, these changes are not permanent, since process variables are automatically arranged upon opening of the process!