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2 Click the Presentation tab of the user interaction element.
The Presentation tab shows the external input parameters that you created for the user interaction.
3 (Optional) Right-click the Presentation node in the Presentation tab and select Create new step.
Steps allow you to create sections in the dialog box, with descriptions and headings under which you can
organize the input parameters.
4 (Optional) Right-click the Presentation node in the Presentation tab and select Create display group.
Display groups allow you to sort the order in which input parameters appear in the steps, and allow you
to add sub-headers and instructions to the dialog box.
5 Click an input parameter in the list and add a description of the input parameter in the General tab for
that parameter.
The description text that you type appears as a label in the input parameters dialog box to inform the user
of the information they must provide when they respond to the user interaction.
6 Define input parameter properties.
Input parameter properties allow you to qualify the input parameter values that users can provide, and
to determine parameter values dynamically by using OGNL expressions.
7 Click Save and close to close the workflow editor.
You created the input parameters dialog box in which users provide input parameters to respond to a user
interaction during a workflow run.
What to do next
For information about creating the presentation steps and groups and setting input parameter properties, see
“Creating the Input Parameters Dialog Box In the Presentation Tab,” on page 37.
(Optional) Respond to a Request for a User Interaction
Workflows that require interactions from users during their run suspend their run either until the user provides
the required information or until the workflow times out.
Workflows that require user interactions define which users can provide the required information and direct
the requests for interaction.
Prerequisites
Log in to the Orchestrator client.
At least one workflow in Waiting for User Interaction state.
Procedure
1 Click the My Orchestrator view in the Orchestrator client.
2 Click the Waiting for Input tab.
The Waiting for Input tab lists the workflows that are waiting for user inputs that you or members of
your user group have permission to provide.
3 Double-click a workflow that is waiting for input.
The workflow token that is waiting for input appears in the Workflows hierarchical list with the following
symbol: .
4 Right-click the workflow token and select Answer.
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