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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 custom type

Creating a field with the custom type

You can use a process object to create a field with the custom type. You can also create a list of process object types. When you create a process or guide, you can use the process object data type for input fields, output fields, temp fields, and messages.
Messages are applicable only for processes.
To create a field with the custom 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 custom 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
    Custom Types
    .
    A list of process objects appears in the
    Types
    section.
    You can enter the process object name to search for the process object.
    The following image shows a list of available process objects:
    The image shows the available process objects in the Edit Type dialog box.
  8. Select the process object as required. To use a list of process objects, select
    Allow a list of objects of this type
    .
  9. Click
    OK
    .
    Based on the selected process object, the field is set to the process object type or a list of process object type.

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