Create a new variable using the Create New Variable option
About this task
Procedure
- Open an orchestration and select the Variables tab.
- Right-click the Variables pane and select the Create New Variable option from the list. The "Create New Variables Step 1 of 2" dialog box is displayed.
- Select a data type or schema to base the new variable:
- For a variable based on a primitive data type:
- Scroll to the end of the "Create New Variables Step 1 of 2" dialog box.
- Select a primitive data type from the Primitive Types folder.
- Click Next.
- For a variable based on a schema:
- Optional: To search for a node by name, click Find.
- From the schema, select a node to be the root of the new variable.
- Click Next.
- For a variable based on a primitive data type:
- Enter a name for the new variable and click Finish. The new variable is added to Variables toolbox,
and the schema opens in the Schema of pane
on the Variables tab.Attention: Do not create a variable in the following format: __variableName__. Variable names that start with two underscore characters (_) and ends with two underscore characters (_) are not supported. If an orchestration contains variable names using this format, the orchestration fails to validate.
Parent topic: Creating variables