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About the Multi Value Property Window

The ways in which the Multi Value Property Window (MVPW) is used include:

• To view and configure properties that apply to the entire workflow process. These are called process properties.
• Provide arguments as to what information should be passed in and out of a workflow process step.

Figure 12 illustrates the MVPW displaying predefined process properties, as it appears when the canvas is first opened for editing a new workflow process.

To view an example that uses the MVPW, see Defining the Workflow Process.

Process Properties in the MVPW

When you click the canvas with no step or connector chosen, the child objects of the overall workflow process are displayed. The Process Properties tab in the MVPW displays the workflow's process property definitions.

To view process properties associated with a workflow process

1. Click anywhere in the design canvas of a workflow process, with no steps or connectors chosen.

   If necessary, expose the MVPW by choosing View > Windows > Multi Value Property Window from the Tools application-level menu.

2. With the Process Properties tab chosen, examine the records displayed in the MVPW.

Step Arguments in the MVPW

When you click a step in the process designer canvas, the step's input and output arguments are displayed in the MVPW. Depending on the type of step chosen, the MVPW displays one or a combination of tabs.

To view step arguments displayed through the MVPW

1. Click a step in the design canvas of a workflow process.

   If necessary, expose the MVPW by choosing View > Windows > Multi Value Property Window from the Tools application-level menu.

2. Choose the required tab in the MVPW, then examine the arguments displayed.

Defining the Type Argument Field in the MVPW

When you pick the Type argument field in the MVPW, other argument fields must be specified, depending on the value you pick. Table 15 describes the argument fields that must be specified.

Changes for Siebel Version 8.0

With Siebel version 8.0, the Multi Value Properties Window (MVPW) replaces the list applet in most cases in the Process Designer. Rather than viewing a step's properties by clicking the step then accessing a list applet below the canvas, you view the step's properties in the Properties window, and the step's child items in the MVPW. Rather than right-clicking a step to see the step's input and output arguments, you view them in the MVPW. You can add and delete values from within the MVPW in the same manner as was performed in previous releases in the list applets.