Dataset variables (also called fields) can contain literal values that you explicitly define in the dataset object. You can also assign values to variables (fields) at runtime using expressions. Refer to dataset objects and their variables by name using JavaScript expressions in calculated parameters.
You can create and configure dataset variables for all types of datasets, except the system dataset. Refer to system dataset variables directly. You can refer to process and operator datasets through parent process or operator objects. The following table describes the dataset types.
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To Reference in an Expression: |
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Named Dataset |
Dataset objects store the definition for a named dataset in the Library Browser. Named dataset variables are accessible by any operator, process, or schedule in the same library. You can edit the current version of a named dataset by expanding the library folder and double-clicking the dataset object. |
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Process Dataset |
Process datasets contain variables that you or another designer defines. CA Process Automation can also define process variables automatically when a process instance starts. Process datasets appear in the Dataset palette of the Process Designer. |
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Operator Dataset |
An operator dataset is included in every instance of an operator added to a process or schedule object. The operator dataset can contain operator-parameters, user-defined variables, and program-defined variables. An operator dataset is primarily accessible to the immediate operator and secondarily to other operators in a process. Operator datasets appear below process datasets in the Dataset palette of the Process Designer. |
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System Dataset |
Contains predefined variables that are available in the context of the entire CA Process Automation domain. These variables access system parameters and are made available by the System keyword. |
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