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Use a Response to Supply Data to the Application

To make the human resources application more user friendly for employees of Acme Financial Services, you can configure a response that provides the employees ID on their benefit records.

To create a response that provides the employee ID:

1. Click on the Response tab from the Application dialog.
2. Click Create Response.

   The Create Response dialog opens.

3. Complete the field as follows:
   • Name

     Employee ID

   • Description

     Lists the employee ID.

4. Click Create Response Attribute.

   The Create Response Attribute dialog opens.

5. Complete the fields as follows:
   • Attribute

     WebAgent-HTTP-Header-Variable

   • Attribute Kind

     User Attribute

   • Attribute Fields—Variable Name

     Personnel_Key

   • Attribute Fields—Variable Value

     EmployeeID

     Note: Complete descriptions of response attributes exist in the Web Agent Configuration Guide.

6. Keep the defaults for all the other fields.
7. Click OK until you return to the main Response tab.

The response named Employee ID has been created. When an employee views her benefits information, the data from this response is returned to the human resources application and her customer ID will be displayed in the benefits record.