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Copy Data Element to New Location

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Jun 13, 2012 09:45 AM

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Component definition

This component copies the value in one variable and stores it in a second variable of the same type.

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Definition of component input value or values

Configuration
Input Value Name	Input Value Data Type	Req'd	Example Format	Explanation
Data Type	Type	Yes	Date (Date Time), Text	The type of data to copy. Once this is set, the remaining parameters will become available. The list of variables available for the input and output will be filtered to only show those of this type.
Is Array	Boolean	Yes		Check this box if the variable to copy is an array. As with datatype, only variables that are arrays can be selected for the input and output if this is checked.
Deep Copy	Boolean	No		This is only available if "Is Array" is checked. If this is also checked then the new array will get a copy of each of the elements in the source array. If not, then both arrays will reference the same elements.
Data From Variable Name	String	Yes	SourceVariable	This is the name of the variable that contains the data to copy. It must be of the type identified in "Data Type" and "Is Array".
Assign To Variable Name	String	Yes	DestVariable	This is the name of the variable that will receive the copy. It must be of the type identified in "Data Type" and "Is Array". If the variable doesn't already exist, it will be created.

Definition of component output value or values

Adds the a new variable to the process flow using the name set in "Assign To Variable Name" if it is not already defined.

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Component settings

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Use case

Determine if a Script has been Rerun

One way to use this component would be to determine if a script file has been run again since the last time it was checked and to find the oldest run if it was. In this case, there is an xml file that lists the dates and times that a script has been run but not necessarily in date order.

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A maxDate variable is initialized using this component (here called Init maxDataDate) from the last date checked.
The component is used again in "Copy updateDate to MaxDate" to store the highest date seen so far.
It is used a third time in "Copy ID to selectedID" to store an identifier associated with each run so that the one matching the latest date seen can be retrieved.

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