This AE variableIt stores or retrieves values dynamically at runtime. An individual Automation Engine object type. is for defining entries that can be used as grouping criteria for tasks in the Activity Window.
Use the Header tab of executable objects to assign grouping criteria including a value. An objectAutomation Engine controlled activities and processes are structured in the form of objects. See also: Task variable belongs to each grouping criterion which you can access in the object in read-only mode. Select the grouping criteria in the Activity Window and filter the activityAn activity (or task) is an entity that can be planned, assigned to a user or a team and tracked with respect to their plan and state (started, cancelled, suspended, completed). listShows entities in a grid view according to the grouping criteria values.
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The name of the object variable. It is irrelevant whether the variable name is specified with or without a preceding '&' character. Example: &TEST# Use this variable to read the grouping criterion's value in the object. Note that you cannot change this variable in the object (for example, by using a scriptA particular Automation Engine object type.). |
The name of the VARA object that supplies the reference values. You can specify static or dynamic VARA objects. If you use a static reference variable, the system uses the Key columnColumn in static Variable objects that can be used to access values of a particular line.; if you use a dynamic reference variable, the system uses the result columnThe first column of dynamic Variable objects with the sources "SQL", "SQL-internal" and "Multi". The content of this column can be defined with Result format. (or the first value column if there is no result column). You must define a value when you assign a grouping criterion to an executable object (Header tab). Either enter this manually or select it from the reference values. Alternatively, read the value directly from the object variable. The grouping criterion can be selected in the Grouping combo box in the Activity Window. The left area lists all reference values and userIn the Automation Engine, a user is an instance of a User object, and generally the user is a specific person who works with Automic products. The User object is assigned a user ID and then a set of access rights to various parts of the Automation Engine system and product suite. These access rights come in the form of Automation Engine authorizations and privileges, Decision user roles and EventBase rights and ARA web application object rights. You can manage all these centrally in the ECC user management functions. See also, Unified user management.-defined values of the grouping criterion according to which you can filter your tasks. No reference values are available when there is no reference VARA object. This means that you cannot use the grouping criterion in the Activity Window. The same applies when you use a dynamic variable that cannot be resolved (incorrect loginAn Automation Engine object type that stores account credentials used by agents on target systems. info or invalid SQL). The system first searches the reference VARA object in the current clientA closed environment within an Automation Engine system where you can create and run objects. A client name consists of a 4-digit number that must be indicated when a user logs on to the Automation Engine system. Users and their rights are also defined in clients. A particular Automation Engine object type. even if you use the system client's UC_CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTES variable. If the reference VARA object is not available in the current client, the system searches for it in client 0000. |
The name of the grouping criterion. If the variable includes multiple entries with the same grouping criterion, the system always uses the first entry that is finds (the variables are processed from top to bottom). Values of the same grouping criteria are not combined. |
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By default, this AE variable is supplied in the system client 0000 but you can also transport it to other clients. If the current client already includes this AE variable, the client's variable is used. Otherwise, the system client's AE variable is used.
To assign grouping criteria to an executable object, use the Header tab (Custom Metadata section).
Two combo boxes are available here:
Next, click the Add button in order to assign the grouping criterion with the defined value and the object variable to the object.
If the same grouping criterion is assigned to an object multiple times, the defined values are combined. The object variable returns all the grouping criterion's values separated by commas. When you filter the Activity Window, you will find the object (taskAn executable object that is running. Tasks are also referred to as activities.) under each of these values.
Object variables derived from this variable are always inherited to the subordinate tasks (regardless of the setting that is defined in the Variables and Prompts tab). If there is an object variable in the subordinate task that is derived from the same grouping criterion, its values are not overwritten but summarized instead (the entries are separated by commas).
The object variablesPlaceholder for values that are stored in an object's "Variables & Prompts" tab/section. are read-only and cannot be changed at runtimeThe duration of a task's execution. It refers to the period between a task's start and end. It does not include its activation period (see also: activation and start). (script). The value is set once by using the Header tab.
Definition in UC_CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTES:
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Reference VARA object:
Assignment via the Header tab of executable objects:
Activity Window - Grouping:
Also see:
Tabular Overview of all AE Variables
Variable
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