Configuring Object Properties With Flow Steps

Overview

The Flow Designer includes steps that allow users to apply additional property configurations to define and adjust an Object's values at runtime.

Create [DataType] Data Pair

The Create [DataType] Data Pair step defines a DataPair which is a representation of a data value and its associated Name. This DataPair will be used to map Properties to and from the Object.

Inputs	Function
Name	Names the DataPair
Value	Assigns that Data Value along with its Data Type to the newly created DataPair

The Input for Value must be mapped dynamically and cannot be Constant mapped. This is because the Value is reliant on the context of the mapped Object to decide what DataType it is.

Data Pair to Object

The Data Pair to Object step allows users to map a DataPair to a designated Object Property.

Input Name	Function
Data Pairs	Used to pull source Data that will be mapped to Property.
Destination Names	Used to dictate which Property the Data is applied to.
Source Names	Used to figure out which DataPair to pull information from; sourced from the Name Property of a DataPair.
Target	Used to determine which Object the DataPair is applied to.

Object Properties to Data Pairs

The Object Properties to Data Pairs step converts the Properties from a designated Object into separate DataPairs.

Input Name	Function
O	Acts as the Object that the Properties are pulled from.

Get Property On Object

The Get Property On Object step outputs the value of a specified property on an Object.

Input Name	Function
Property Path	Used to determine which property the output value is pulled from.
Target	Designates which Object the step sources the property and value from.

Set Property On Object

The Set Property on On Object step establishes a value for the designated property (via Property Path) of a Target Object.

Input Name	Function
Property Path	Dictates which Property that the Value is applied to.
Target	The Object that the Value update is applied to.
Value	Updates the Data under the designated Property Path of the Target Object.

Due to the nature of the step, the input for Value must be mapped dynamically and cannot be Constant mapped. This is because the Value is reliant on the context of the mapped Object to decide what DataType it is.

Export Single Object

The Export Single Object step exports a designated Object as a .decObj file onto the Local File System. This file can then be imported to and from other Decisions environments.

Input Name	Function
Entity Id	Designates which Object will be exported by the step.

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