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Generate Key Method

This method returns a string that you can use to uniquely identify a record in the service's business component. In the case of Workflow Processes, this refers to the primary business component of the processes' business object.

Generate Key has only one input:

• Key Description - String. This is used to describe the form of the string to be generated.

  This input is in the form [A].[B].[C]... where A, B, C... are names of fields that should correspond to a unique key in your database.

  For instance, when using Contact, [Last Name].[First Name] would generate an insufficient value. However, [Id].[Last Name] would work because [Id] itself is guaranteed unique in this system.

Generate Key has only one output:

• Source Key - String. This is used to identify the record in the service's business component.

Example: Transfer Cart Inbound Create Cart Process, Create New Quote Key