Output Argument Fields

The following table describes fields that you can define on an output argument for a business service step, sub process step, and Siebel operation step.

Field Description

Property Name

(Required) Specifies the name of the process property that stores the results.

If you click Property Name, then a drop-down list appears of process properties that are defined for the Workflow Process. For more information, see Passing a Process Property In and Out of a Workflow Process Step.

Type

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

  • Literal

  • Output Argument

  • Business Component

  • Expression

Value

Specifies a string value. Use for Literal or Expression arguments. A string value can contain a maximum of 32,767 characters.

Output Argument

Specifies the name of the output argument. For business service steps only. For the Output Argument type of output argument.

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

Subprocess Output

Specifies the name of the output argument. For sub process steps only. For the Output Argument type of output argument.

Business Component Name

Specifies the name of the business component that the business object references. For the Business Component type of output argument.

Business Component Field

Specifies the name of a business component field. For the Business Component Field type of output argument.

You cannot choose a field that references a multi-value group as the value for an input argument or an output argument. If you must use a field that references a multi-value group, then you must define a business component for the field, and then link it to the appropriate business object. For more information, see Configuring Siebel Business Applications.