Specify Operator Dataset Variables

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Specify Operator Dataset Variables

Operator datasets contain variables that the developer defines at design time or that CA Process Automation defines at run time for a specific operator. Design-time variables are available immediately after process starts. Run-time variables are added when an operator runs.

The operator name in the local dataset at run time labels the operator datasets, so you can use dot (.) or bracket ([expression]) notation to specify an operator variable in an expression:

Operator.field_name

Process["Operator_name"].field_name

Process["Operator_name"]["field_name"]

The pre-execution and post-execution code for an operator can use the OpName keyword to access the name of the current operator. You can use this keyword to access or create an operator dataset. To specify an operator dataset variable in the pre-execution or post-execution code, use the following syntax:

Process[OpName].field_name

The following table lists common operator dataset system variables that CA Process Automation defines automatically. Additional variables can be defined for specific operators.

Operator Dataset Variable	Runtime Scope	Description
AgentName	during, after	Name of the machine associated with the touchpoint that runs the operator.
AgentID	during, after	For internal use only.
EndDate	after	The date when the operator finished running, in the format: MM/DD/YYYY
EndTime	after	The time when the operator stopped running, in the format: HH:MM:SS
Reason	after	A string that describes the result.
ResponseCode	after	A string that describes the result.
StartDate	during, after	The date when the operator started running, in the format: MM/DD/YYYY
StartTime	during, after	The time when the operator started running, in the format: HH:MM:SS
ServiceType	during, after	The CA Process Automation module that ran the operator.
TargetName	during, after	The name of the target (for example, Orchestrator).
TouchpointName	during, after	The name of the touchpoint that runs the operator.
UUID	during, after	For internal use only.