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Required Indicators and Multiple Line Text Fields for Parameters

The default notification processes that are delivered with the product contain the parameters that appear on the product Event Definition user interface and the parameters that you specify in the workflow provider. The default processes also contain XML formatting that lets you display a required indicator and a multiple line text field on the product user interface. These items are not readily available from the workflow provider, and so they are specified in the process. In the CA Process Automation start request form for each default process, the following XML statement appears before the Description of each user interface parameter:

<FieldDescriptor><IsRequired>true_or_false</IsRequired><Length>number</Length></FieldDescriptor>
IsRequired

Specifies if the parameter is required (true) or not required (false). If the parameter is required, the product displays the standard required indicator on the user interface.

Example: <FieldDescriptor><IsRequired>true</IsRequired></FieldDescriptor>

Length

Specifies the length of the parameter text entry field. To define a multiple line text field, specify a value greater than 255.

Example: <FieldDescriptor><Length>275</Length></FieldDescriptor>

You can change the default notification processes that are delivered with the product, and you can also create your own new notification process. To include information about the required indicator and field length in your changed or new process, you must insert the XML statement before the Description of each user interface parameter in your process.

Note: If you are creating a new notification process, you must have a corresponding start request form for the process. For information about changing or creating notification processes, see your workflow provider documentation.