Setting up Interactive Portlets › Create Object or Global Parameters

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Create Object or Global Parameters

Interactive portlet object or global parameters define the data that is exchanged between CA Clarity PPM and the Xcelsius visualization. Your CA Clarity PPM administrator defines the Flash variables in Xcelsius while designing the visualization. The Flash variables allow the visualization to accept information from CA Clarity PPM. You use the Flash variable name when you create parameters in the interactive portlet.

Your CA Clarity PPM administrator must first create the Xcelsius visualization and the required Flash variables before you can create object or global parameters.

Important! You can delete object and global parameters from the parameters list page. Use care when deleting global and object parameters. Deleting these parameters can cause data instability in the Xcelsius visualization.

Follow these steps:

  1. In CA Clarity PPM, open the interactive portlet.
  2. Click Parameters.

    The interactive portlet parameters list page appears.

  3. Click New and select either Object Parameter, or Global Parameter from the drop-down.

    The properties page appears for the selected parameter type.

  4. Complete the following fields:
    Global Parameter

    (Global Parameter only) Displays the selected global parameter.

    Required: Yes

    Object

    (Object Parameter only) Displays the name of the object to which this object parameter is associated.

    Field

    (Object Parameter only) Specifies the field name. The values displayed are associated with the selected object.

    Required: Yes

    Flash Variable Name

    Defines the name for the flash variable. This name must be the same as the Flash Variable Name associated with the visualization.

    For Global Parameter, BusinessObjects Session ID, displays the required value: CELogonToken

    Required: Yes

    Description

    Defines the description for the parameter.

    Limits: 240 characters

    Required: No

  5. Save the changes.

More information:

Global Parameters (Interactive Portlets)

Object Parameters (Interactive Portlets)