8.6

Manipulate Local Variables
Note
For information about Global Variables see Global Variables.
Local Variables are set at the level of the Process and are not shared with any other process or
instance of that process. Local variables can be used anywhere that accepts variables by using
it's namee, surrounded by curly brackets and preceded by a percent sign (for example:%
{myLocalVariable}).
When the process ends, the local variable forgets whatever value was given to it by the process
and goes back to its default value. Local variables are generally used to keep information that
is useful for the process itself but not to any other process or instance of the process. For
example, you could store the current order IDfor the process, a name or an email. You can
have as many local variables as you want in any given process.
To add a local variable, you can use one of two methods:
l Select the process where you want to add the variable.
l Click on the Home tab of the PlanetPress Workflow Ribbon, then click Local Variable
in the Variables group.
l Right-click on the process in the Configuration Components area, then click on Insert
Local Variable.
Shared tasks
These procedures can be used on both local and global variables.
To delete a variable
l Right-click on the variable name in the Configuration Components Area and click
Delete.
To rename a variable:
l Right-click on the variable name in the Configuration Components Area.
l Click Rename
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