Update Process Data activity

An activity that updates the values of specified process variables.

You can specify the names of one or more process variables, and associate a snippet of C# code with each variable name. When a process starts the activity, each snippet executes to calculate the value for the variable.

Change Variable Values

To change the values for your variables, do the procedure in this topic.

Good to Know

In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.

How to Start

On the Organizer, do one of these:
- Open a process.
- Create a process.
Do one of these:
- Add an activity:
  1. In the Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Common tab.
  2. On the Common tab, drag the Update Process Data activity onto your process.
- Change an activity:
  1. In your process, double-click your activity.

Procedure

Complete the fields on the General Configuration screen.
For more information, refer to Configure General Options for a System Activity.
Click Update Custom Attributes
Set process data variables whose values you want to change a variable on the Update Custom Attributes screen.
For more information, refer to Change Process Data Variable Values.
(Optional) Click Advanced > E-mail Notification .
For more information, refer to Configure E-mail Notifications for Any Activity

General Configuration

Specifies the common information for a system activity.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Display Name	Function: Specifies the activity name that shows in your process. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No
Description	Function: Specifies an optional description for your activity. Accepted Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No

Update Custom Attributes

Connects process data variables to C# code snippets to update the variable values.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Add New	Function: Adds a new process data variable.
Verify	Function: Compiles the code snippet to validate the variables, and displays an error message if necessary.
Delete	Function: Deletes the selected row from the variable list.
Process Data Variable	Function: Specifies the name of the process data variable that stores the return value for your code snippet. Accepted Values: A process attribute variable An XML process variable Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes Example: Process attribute variable - EmployeeName XML process variable - /pd:myFields/pd:empName
Expression	Function: Specifies a value your code snippet gives the process data variable. Accepted Values: A C# code snippet. The following rules apply: You can specify simple expressions only. For example, assignment, call, increment, decrement, and new object expressions. The string value must be enclosed within the quotation marks. For example, "Name". You cannot leave the Expression field empty. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes Example: "True" @"AP5\John; AP5\Bob; AP5\Lily; AP5\Fred";

Update Process Data activity

Change Variable Values

Good to Know

How to Start

Procedure

General Configuration

Fields

Update Custom Attributes

Fields

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