Input Argument Fields

The following table describes fields that you can define on an input argument for the business service step, sub process step, and wait step.

Field Description

Business Component Field

Specifies the name of a business component field. For Business Component Field input arguments.

Business Component Name

Specifies the name of a business component that the business object references. For Business Component input arguments.

Changed

N/A

Input Argument

(Required) Specifies the name of the input argument. For the business service step only.

The drop-down list displays input arguments that exist for the business service method that you choose.

If you define a method argument as a business service method argument, and if the Hidden field is set to FALSE, and if the type is Input or Input/Output, then the method argument displays in this drop-down list.

Preferred Sequence

For the business service step only.

Property Name

Specifies the name of the process property. For the Process Property input argument.

Subprocess Input

Specifies the name of the input argument. For the sub process step only.

Type

(Required) Specifies the type of argument. You can choose one of the following values:

  • Literal

  • Process Property

  • Business Component

  • Expression

Value

Specifies a string value. For Literal or Expression input arguments. This value can be in a drop-down list, depending on the argument that you choose. A string value can contain a maximum of 32,767 characters.