Cisco Cisco Process Orchestrator 3.1 User Guide
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Cisco Process Orchestrator 3.1 User Guide
Chapter 5 Authoring Processes
Adding Process and Global Variables
Step 1
Choose Definitions > Global Variables, right-click and choose New > Numeric Variable.
Step 2
On the General Information panel, specify the appropriate information, and click Next.
Step 3
On the Variable Value panel, specify the numeric value, and click Next.
Step 4
Click Finish to complete the procedure.
Creating a String Global Variable
Use the String global variable to define a variable containing a string of text.
Variables can be used as a reference value used for multiple objects. They can also be used to store or
pass a value between executions of a process or between steps within a single process.
pass a value between executions of a process or between steps within a single process.
Step 1
Choose Definitions > Global Variables, right-click and choose New > String Variable.
Step 2
On the General Information panel, specify the appropriate information, and click Next.
Step 3
On the Variable Value panel, specify the string value, and click Next.
Note
Check the Multiline check box to expand the text box and add more lines to the string.
Step 4
Click Finish to complete the procedure.
Creating a Table Global Variable
Use the Table global variable to define a table format that is used to store a set of records. Use the Table
tab to define the table columns and rows.
tab to define the table columns and rows.
The variable information is stored as a reference value that can be used for multiple objects. Variables
are used to store or pass a value between executions of a process or between steps within a single process.
are used to store or pass a value between executions of a process or between steps within a single process.
Step 1
Choose Definitions > Global Variables, right-click and choose New > Table Variable.
Step 2
On the General Information panel, specify the appropriate information, and click Next.
Step 3
On the Variable Value tab, define the values to be included in the cells of a table as well as add new rows
and columns for the table, and click Next.
and columns for the table, and click Next.
Note
The table must contain at least one column before a row can be added.
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Rows—Click to modify the number of rows to be included in the table.
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Add—Adds a new row to the table
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Remove—Removes selected rows from table. The Remove option is enabled when the user selects
one or more rows within the data table.
one or more rows within the data table.
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Columns—Click to modify the columns to be included in the table.