Adding variables

Variables allow you to determine the component behavior, since they're used to store information to be referenced and used by the flow.

On Variables, you can:

• See variables
• Add variables
• Edit variables

 

Variables list

The Variables page shows a list of variables created, along with the selected information about them:

On the Variables tab you can:

• Edit the information displayed
• Refresh the information displayed
• Filter the information displayed
• Open a variable
• Edit a variable
• Delete a variable

 

To edit the information displayed:

• Click on  to open the settings pop-up:

 

On the pop-up:

• Click on the check box of the information you want displayed.
• The selected columns have a  and are presented on a list on top.
• The unselected columns have a  and are present on a list below.
• Click SAVE to apply changes.

 

The information available for selection is:

Name	-	Name attributed to the variable.
Scope	-	The scope of the variable.
Type	-	The type flow.
Value	-	The flow's value.
Description	-	The flow's description.

 

 

To refresh the information displayed:

• Click on .

 

To filter the information displayed:

• Click on .
• Select a category from the drop-down menu.
• On the selected category, click on .
• Select the desired itens.

Note: Click on  to delete the filter.

 

To open a variable:

• Click on the desired variable.
                    or
• Click on  on the variable's row.
• Click on Open from the drop-down menu.

 

To edit a variable:

• Click on the desired variable.
                    or
• Click on  on the flow's row.
• Click on Edit from the drop-down menu.

 

To delete a variable:

• Click on  on the flow's row.
• Click on Delete from the drop-down menu.

 

Add variable

Add variable allows you to create a new variable:

• Click on  to open the Create variable pop-up:
  

• On the Create flow pop-up window:
  • Insert a name.
  • Select a scope from the drop-down menu:
    
    • Runtime
    • Configuration
  • Select a type from the drop-down menu:
    • Integer
    • Boolean
    • Calendar
    • String
    • Object
  • Insert a variable value.
  • Insert a description.
  • Click SAVE to apply changes and close the pop-up window.

 

Edit variable

Edit variable allows you to edit an existing variable:

• Click on the desired variable to open the Edit variable pop-up:
  

• On the Edit flow pop-up window:
  • Insert a name.
  • Select a scope from the drop-down menu:
    
    • Runtime
    • Configuration
  • Select a type from the drop-down menu:
    • Integer
    • Boolean
    • Calendar
    • String
    • Object
  • Insert a variable value.
  • Insert a description.
  • Click SAVE to apply changes and close the pop-up window.