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Adding a Variable

Define a new process variable based on a type.

You can add message type variables to your process automatically when you create a receive, pick, invoke, event handler, or reply activity from a WSDL. For details, see Creating an Activity by Starting with a WSDL Interface.

You can also add variables to your process manually. Before manually adding a variable, ensure that an appropriate WSDL namespace is defined. For more information, see Importing WSDL, Schema, and Other Resources.

You can declare global variables, accessible by the process as a whole, and you can declare local variables for use within a scope. A local variable can have the same name as a global variable, and if it has the same name, only the local variable is accessible within the scope.

To define a global variable:

In Outline view, right mouse click on Variables and select Add > Declaration > Variable
.

Double-click the new variable, or in the Properties view, click

Dialog (...)

to open the Definition
dialog.

In the dialog, select the variable type:

WSDL message (See WSDL Message Types)

Schema type (See XML Schema Type)

Schema element (See XML Schema Element)

Select the name you need from the list that appears, and click OK
.

To add an initial value to a variable, see Initializing a Variable.

To define a local variable: