By Example: Interactive Portlet using Web Services Connection Method › The Solution: Create an Xcelsius Visualization with Real-Time CA Clarity PPM Data › Set Up Flash Variables

Set Up Flash Variables

Samantha is ready to create the Flash variables that map to the global and object parameters in the interactive portlet.

1. In the Data Manager, Samantha adds a new Flash Variable definition and names it parameters.
2. Samantha selects CSV as the Variable Format.
3. Samantha creates the required session ID Flash variable and does the following:
   • Enters the Name: pSessionID.
   • Links to the Session ID cell B4 in the ClarityConnection worksheet.

   This named Flash variable is mapped to the interactive portlet as the Clarity Session ID in SOAP Header global parameter.

4. Samantha creates the option Web Service URL Flash variable and does the following:
   • Enters the Name: pWSURL.
   • Links to the URL cell B5 in the ClarityConnection worksheet.

   This named Flash variable is mapped to the interactive portlet as the Clarity Web Service URL global parameter.

   

Note: The Flash variable (pLangID) shown in the preceding figure is present in the sample design file but is not covered in this example. The Flash variable has a corresponding global parameter in the sample design file which is also called pLangID. This corresponding global parameter is designed to manage languages. For information about handling this parameter, see the Xcelsius product documentation. You can see one implementation of the parameter by viewing the downloaded sample file in Xcelsius.

Samantha is now ready to test the connection between CA Clarity PPM and Xcelsius by viewing the data.