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4 Click the Attributes properties tab.
The trigger.ref parameter appears in the list of attributes.
5 Click the trigger.ref parameter's Not set link to bind the parameter to an appropriate Trigger object.
The Waiting Event selection dialog box opens, presenting a list of possible parameters to which to bind.
6 Select a predefined Trigger object from the proposed list.
This Trigger object represents a trigger event that another workflow or workflow element defines.
7 Define any exception behavior in the Exceptions properties tab.
8 Click Close.
9 Click Save at the bottom of the workflow editor.
You defined a workflow element that suspends a trigger-based long-running workflow, that waits for a
specific trigger event before restarting.
What to do next
You can run a workflow.
Configuration Elements
A configuration element is a list of attributes you can use to configure constants across a whole Orchestrator
server deployment.
All the workflows, actions, policies, and Web views running in a particular Orchestrator server can use the
attributes you set in a configuration element. Setting attributes in configuration elements lets you make the
same attribute values available to all the workflows, actions, policies, and Web views running in the
Orchestrator server.
If you create a package containing a workflow, action, policy, or Web view that uses an attribute from a
configuration element, Orchestrator automatically includes the configuration element in the package. If you
import a package containing a configuration element into another Orchestrator server, you can import the
configuration element attribute values as well. For example, if you create a workflow that requires attribute
values that depend on the Orchestrator server on which it runs, setting those attributes in a configuration
element lets you to export that workflow so that another Orchestrator server can use it. Configuration
elements therefore allow you to exchange workflows, actions, policies, and Web views between servers
more easily.
NOTE You cannot import values of a configuration element attribute from a configuration element exported
from Orchestrator 5.1 or earlier.
Create a Configuration Element
Configuration elements allow you to set common attributes across an Orchestrator server. All elements that
are running in the server can call on the attributes you set in a configuration element. Creating configuration
elements allows you to define common attributes once in the server, rather than individually in each
element.
Procedure
1 Click the Configurations view.
2 Right-click a folder in the hierarchical list of folders and select New folder to create a new folder.
3 Provide a name for the folder and click Ok.
4 Right-click the folder you created and select New element.
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