Write to resource actual properties

This procedure describes how to write resource actual properties to a specific resource.

Before you begin

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
  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.
  12. Click Finish.
  13. On the activity configuration panel, click Configure Method.
    The Configure Method dialog box appears, displaying a list of the available call method service providers.
  14. Double-click IProductionRuntime to display the list of available call methods.
  15. ClickWriteResourceActualProperties, and then click Next.
  16. Click Browse resources for properties.
    The Universal Browser appears.
  17. Select one of the resource models, select a resource, and then click OK.
  18. Select the properties to write to, and then click Finish.
  19. In the Actual ID field, enter a literal value, or click the drop-down arrow to perform a bind or create an expression.
    Note: The data type of this field must be GUID.
  20. In the field for each selected resource property, enter a literal value, or click the drop-down arrow to perform a bind or create an expression.
  21. From the Resource Type drop-down list, select a resource type to write to.
  22. Click Save.
  23. Run the workflow, or, on the Test/Debug tab, test the workflow to ensure that your input parameters are configured correctly.