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  1. Preface
  2. Understanding Data Types and Field Properties
  3. Designing Processes
  4. Using and Displaying Data
  5. Designing Guides
  6. Designing Process Objects
  7. Designing Service Connectors
  8. Using App Connections
  9. System Services, Listeners and Connectors
  10. Designing Human Tasks

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Creating a field with the connection defined type

Creating a field with the connection defined type

You can use an object associated with an app connection to create a field using the connection defined type. You can also create a list of object types. When you create a process or guide, you can use the object data type for input fields, output fields, temp fields, and messages.
Messages are applicable only for processes.
To create a field with the connection defined type, perform the following steps:
  1. On the
    Explore
    page, navigate to the process or guide for which you want to create a field with the connection defined type.
  2. Add steps to the process or guide.
  3. Click the
    Start
    step.
  4. Click the
    Input Fields
    ,
    Output Fields
    ,
    Temp Fields
    , or
    Messages
    tab as required.
  5. Click the
    Add
    icon.
  6. In the
    Type
    column, select
    More types
    .
    The
    Edit Type
    dialog box appears.
  7. From the
    Category
    list, select
    Connection defined Types
    .
  8. From the
    Connection
    list, select the connection.
    A list of objects available in the connection appears in the
    Types
    section.
    The following image shows the objects associated with a connection:
    The image shows the objects associated with an app connection in the Edit Type dialog box.
  9. Select the required object. To use a list of objects, select
    Allow a list of objects of this type
    .
  10. Click
    OK
    .
    Based on the selected object, the field is set to the object type or a list of object type.
    The Field can be one of several types
    option is reserved for future use.

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