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Parent topic: Utilities tab

Update Parent Process Data activity

An activity that updates the values of process data variables in a parent process based on the value of variables in a subprocess..



Update the Parent Process Data activity

To update the Parent Process activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Good to Know

How to Start

  1. On the Organizer, do one of these:
  2. Do one of these:
    • Add an activity:
      1. In the Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Utilities tab.
      2. On the Utilities tab, drag the Update Parent Process Data activity onto your process.
    • Change an activity:
      1. In your process, double-click your activity.

Procedure

  1. Complete the fields on the General Configuration screen.

    For more information, refer to Configure General Options for a System Activity.

  2. Click Initial Attributes .

    An initial attribute is a process data variable in a subprocess that is populated with a value from the parent process when the parent process starts the subprocess.

  3. Complete the fields on the Initial Attributes screen.

    For more information, refer to Change a Parent Process with Data from a Subprocess.

  4. (Optional) Click Advanced > E-mail Notification .

    For more information, refer to Configure E-mail Notifications for Any Activity

General Configuration

Specifies the common information for a system activity.



Fields

Field Name Definition

Display Name
Function:
Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.
Accepted Values:
One line of text that can have spaces.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No

Description
Function:
Specifies an optional description for your activity.
Accepted Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No

Specify Initial Attributes

Specifies a set of process variables to pass to a subprocess. You can share the parent process's variables with the subprocess if the subprocess uses the same data.

The subprocess can have its own data only within the subprocess, or it can share its data with the parent process. For example, a subprocess can access the data of the parent process, such as the reviewer name and review completion date.



Fields

Field Name Definition

Name
Function:
The name of a variable you want to connect with the subprocess.
Accepted Values:
One line of text with no spaces.
Default Value:
None

Value
Function:
The value in the child process to associate with the variable in the parent process.
Accepted Values:
An XML variable in the subprocess.
Default Value:
System.String - Indicates that AgilePoint system accepts the values as String data type only. In itself, this is not a valid value.
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes

Add (+) / Remove (-)
Function:
Adds or removes a Name.
Parent topic: Utilities tab

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Documentation Updated: December 3, 2015

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