Read from a property group

This procedure describes how to read property values of a resource based on property names of the property group.

Before you begin

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.
  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 IPropertyGroup to display the list of available call methods.
  8. Click ReadPropertyGroup, and then click Finish.
  9. Configure the call method as follows:
    1. In the Property Group field, click the ellipsis button, and then select the property group you want to read.
      Note: The call method uses this property group to do batch reads of properties pertaining to a specified resource.
    2. In the Resource field, click the ellipsis button, and then select the resource whose properties you want to read.
  10. Click Save.
  11. Run the workflow, or, on the Test/Debug tab, test the workflow to ensure that your input parameters are configured correctly.