Start activity
All TrueSight Orchestration Development Studio processes contain a Start activity.
When you create a process, the Start activity is automatically connected to the End activity. All processes originate from the Start activity. You map input parameters to context items through the Start activity.
The TrueSight Orchestration Development Studio Property Panel for a Start activity consists of the Properties tab. To display the Property Panel, double-click the Start activity. You add parameters by clicking the Add button on the Properties tab. The following table provides detailed descriptions of each field on the Start activity's Properties tab.
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Input Parameter Name | Defines an input parameter that can have a value assigned and can be used by activities in this process. If the Context Name value is set before the Input Parameter Name value is set, then the Input Parameter Name defaults to match the Context Name. If a process is exposed as SOAP, the initial character must be a letter and can be followed by any combination of letters, numbers, spaces, hyphens, dashes, periods, and underscores. |
Context Name | The name of the context item associated with the input parameter name. This context item will be used within the process to access the Input Parameter's value. If Input Parameter Name is set before Context Name is set, then Context Name defaults to match Input Parameter Name. This field is edited using the Context Browser, which can be launched by double-clicking the field. |
Required | Check box used to indicate whether this input parameter is required for this process. If a value is not provided for an input parameter that has been designated as required prior to the execution of the process, the process will fail and will trigger compensation. If a value is not provided for an input parameter that has been designated as not required prior to the execution of the process, that input parameter will automatically be assigned a value of an empty string. |
TTL(mSec) | Indicates the Time to Live for the context item. This is assigned with the creation of a context item and can be edited by double-clicking in the field. |
Description | Description of the input parameter to indicate the type of value and expected purpose within the process. |
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