A workflow administrator can expose user-defined data fields in a roster, queue, or event log. Exposing a field in Process Configuration Console makes it available for use in multiple workflows. This standardizes the name and type of a field, and also makes it available for use in a search filter, when defining an index, and when logging information to the event log.
Using exposed fields in workflow definitions requires two steps:
In Process Configuration Console, the Exposed Data Fields dialog box helps you achieve consistency in exposed field names across queues, rosters, and event logs in the isolated region. All exposed fields that have been defined and committed are listed. Choosing a field from the list creates an exposed field of the same name and type in the selected queue, roster, or event log.
The workflow author can also create a data field of the exact name (including case) and type of the corresponding exposed field defined in Process Configuration Console. (The numeric data types are the exception to this ruleyou can mix integer and float data types.)
To select a field name
To remove fields, select one or more items from the Selected fields list and click Remove.
TIP To quickly find the desired field, enter the first few letters of the field name in the small box above the list.