Data Type Association

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By setting up a data type association, agents of one business object can run related actions of a different business object. For example, a shipment agent that listens for shipment events can run agent actions of related order releases. The order release action will be performed on all orders that are related to the shipment.

Numerous data type associations exist and can be found within the Public domain. However, you can create your own data type association.

The property glog.server.agent.reassignDTAGid enables data type associations to propagate all agent variables from the parent agent to the child object.

Creating a Data Type Association

1. Enter a Data Type Association ID to uniquely define a new data type association.
2. The From Data Query ID describes which business object and related actions will be available towards another business object.
3. The To Data Query ID refers to the business object that has the From Data Query ID business object and actions available to it.
4. Enter the SQL Query that associates the From and To business objects.

   Note: Creating a SQL query requires a knowledge of SQL coding.

5. Enter a Java Plugin ID.
6. Select the Primary check box if you want this data type association to be used with documents instead of using the system default data type association.
7. Select the Domain Name in which you want to store the association when you first add the Data Type Association if there are multiple data type associations defined between two objects. The domains listed are those to which you have access rights.

   Note: To run agent actions based off a non-public data type association, the Agent Type field on the Automation Agent and the From Data Query ID field from the Data Type Association need to match.

8. Click Finished.