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Field Descriptions: Output Arguments for Business Service Steps, Subprocess Steps, and Siebel Operation Steps


Output arguments are the result of a business service method. Output arguments should be stored in process properties.

Table 10 describes the fields in the Output Arguments applet.

NOTE:  Calculated fields are unavailable as values for input or output arguments. If you want to use a calculated value, use an expression.

Table 10.  Output Arguments Applet Fields
Field
Description
Possible Value

Property Name

The name of the Process Property to store the results.

This is a required field.

This is a picklist of properties that have been defined for the process. For more information about defining process properties, see Defining Process Properties.

Type

The type or argument.

This is a required field. The picklist contains the following choices:

  • Literal
  • Output Argument
  • Business Component
  • Expression

Value

A string value.

For Literal or Expression arguments. Note that string values can only be a maximum of 32,767 characters.

Output Argument

For business service steps only: the name of the output argument.

For Output Arguments type.

This is a picklist of output arguments for the selected method. An argument appears in this picklist if it has been defined as a business service method argument, the Hidden flag is set to FALSE, and the type is Output or Input/Output.

Subprocess Output

For subprocess steps only: the name of the output argument.

For Output Arguments type.

Business Component Name

The name of the business component within the business object of the business process.

For Business Component type.

Business Component Field

The name of a field within the business component.

For Business Component Field type.

NOTE:  Business component fields based on multi-value groups cannot be selected as values for input or output arguments. If you want to use a field based on a multi-value group, you need to define a business component for the field and link it to the appropriate business object. See Configuring Siebel eBusiness Applications for more information.

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