Create temporary fields for use in a taskflow step. A taskflow uses temporary fields internally. Temporary fields do not appear in the input or output of a taskflow.

For example, you might define temporary fields if the taskflow has a Decision step.

Define the following properties for each temporary field:

Property	Description
Name	The name of the temporary field.
Type	The type of the temporary field. For example, select Checkbox , Date , Date Time , Time , Number , Integer , or Text . You can also add a temporary field of a simple type or custom type. To do this, select More types , and then in the Edit Type dialog box, select the Category as Simple Types or Custom Types . You can't use a list of simple type in taskflows.
Description	A description of the temporary field.
Initial Value	The value that is assigned to the temporary field when you start the taskflow execution. The value can change during the taskflow run. You can use text or a formula to set the initial value for a temporary field.

Some temporary fields appear without you specifically adding them. When you add a task to a taskflow, a corresponding temporary field appears. The

Name

of the temporary field is the name of the Data Task step. The

Type

of the temporary field is the name of the task you add to the Data Task step. Enter a

Description

and select

Required

, if needed.

If you included a Data Task step in a taskflow, the Data Task fields appear on the

Temp Fields

tab of the Start step. The Data Task fields represent the input parameters of the task.