Add resource actual properties

Before you begin

After you create a workflow, you can add and configure actuals using call methods for service providers. You can create expressions or bind properties for many of these properties, depending on your actual requirements.
Note: Activities can be inserted at both the workflow and subprocess levels.

Procedure

  1. In the navigator, click Workflow > Workflows.
  2. In the Workflows list, select the resource you want to work with
    Note: A resource must already have been added in order to select it from this list.
  3. In the Displays panel, click Workflow Management > Workflow Editor.
  4. Click the Workflow Editor tab.
  5. Insert an activity:
    • At the workflow level:
      • From the Standard Activities panel, click and drag the activity you want to insert to a drop point.
        Note: Activities can exist only between the presubprocess and postsubprocess.
    • At the subprocess level:
      • Double-click the local subprocess you want to add the activity to.
      • From the Standard Activities panel, click and drag the activity you want to insert to a drop point.
  6. On the activity configuration panel, click Configure Method.
    The Configure Method dialog box appears, displaying a list of the available call method service providers.
  7. Double-click the service provider you want to use, and then select the call method.
  8. Click Next.
  9. In the Item specific configuration section, configure the method.
    Note: Item configuration depends on the selected source and item. Some items do not require configuration.
  10. At run time, if you want to return all data from the selected item, select the Return all data option.
  11. At run time, if you want to return a subset of data from the selected item at run time, select the Return only a subset of data option, and then from the data tree, select the data you want returned.
    Note: If the item returns only a single piece of data, the Return all data option is selected, and you cannot retrieve a subset of data.
  12. Click Finish.
  13. If required, on the activity configuration panel, modify the inputs and/or create an expression or perform a bind for the selected call method.
  14. In the IProductionRuntime methods, select AddResourceActualProperties.
  15. Click Finish.
  16. In the Actual ID field, enter a literal value, or click the drop-down arrow to perform a bind.
    Note: The data type of this field must be GUID.
  17. In the Property Names field, perform one of the following:
    1. Click the ellipsis button.
    2. In the String Collection Editor dialog box, enter a series of strings for the names of the resource properties to add, and then click OK.
    or
    • Click the drop-down arrow to perform a bind, and then click OK.
    Note: The data type of this field must be String[].
  18. In the Resource Type field, select a resource type from the drop-down menu.
  19. Click Save.