This procedure describes how to create a new business variable.
Before you begin
Before you create a business variable, you must to ensure
that WebSphere Integration Developer is started.
About this task
Once it is set up, you can view a business variable in Business
Space and can also use it when developing policies.
To create a
business variable, complete the following steps:
- Open the Business Service perspective.
- In the Business Service Explorer, right-click your Fabric
project, and expand it. The Business Variable element appears in the
Fabric project tree.
- Right-click the Business Variable element.
- Select the New context menu item.
- Selecting the Business Variable menu item prompts the wizard
to display the first page of Business Variable Creation wizard.
- Enter the following data in the first page of the Business
Variable Creation wizard.
- The Project field enables you to select the project the new business
variable will be associated with.
- The Name field enables you to enter a name for the new business
variable.
- The Namespace field enables you to select the Fabric namespace
the new variable will be associated with.
- The Category field enables you to group business variables by
their own categories. The categories, described in step 7, are:
- Boolean
- Float
- Integer
- String
- Single Select Enumeration
- Multi Select Enumeration
- The Field Name field enables you to enter a name for this business
variable.
- The Type field enables you to select a type for the business
variable.
- Click Next. The second page of the
Business Variable Creation wizard is displayed.
Different controls are displayed depending on the Type field
you selected on the previous page. The following options are available:
- Boolean - Selecting Boolean prompts the wizard to display
the Business Variable Definition page of the wizard (see the figure
in step 7). The following values are available:
- Current Value Contains True or False and is initially
set, by default, to False. The
- Permissions - Determines how you use the business variable
through the REST API. Set permissions as defined in step 8 below.
- Float - Selecting Float prompts the wizard to display the
Float Business Variable Definition page of the wizard.
The following values are available:
- Minimum Value - Sets the lowest possible value of the business
variable.
- Maximum Value - Sets the highest possible value of the business
variable.
- Precision - Sets the maximum number of decimals accepted for this
business variable.
- Current Value - Sets the value of the business variable.
- Integer - Selecting Integer prompts the wizard to display
the Integer Business Variable Definition page of the wizard.
The following values are available:
- Minimum Value - Sets the lowest possible value of the business
variable.
- Maximum Value - Sets the highest possible value of the
business variable.
- Precision - Sets the maximum number of decimals accepted
for this business variable.
- Current Value - Sets the value of the business variable.
- String - Selecting String prompts the wizard to display
the String Business Variable Definition page of the wizard.
The following values are available:
- Single Select Enumeration - Selecting Single Select Enumeration
prompts the wizard to display the Single Select Enumeration Variable
Creation page of the wizard.
The following options are available:
- Enumeration - Selects an existing Fabric enumeration type.
- Current Value - Selects a value from the list of available
values for the currently selected Enumeration. The first item in the
list is selected by default.
- Permissions - Set permissions as defined in step 8 below.
- Multi Select Enumeration - Selecting Multi Select Enumeration
prompts the wizard to display the Multi Select Enumeration Variable
Creation page of the wizard.
The following values are available:
- Enumeration - Selects an existing Fabric enumeration type.
- Current Value - Selects a value from the list of available
values for the currently selected Enumeration. The first item in the
list is selected by default.
- Permissions - Set permissions as defined in step 8 below.
- Enter the data listed below in the second page (see step
7) of the Business Space Creation Wizard.
- Current Value - Contains True or False and is initially
set, by default, to False.
- Permissions - Determines how you use the business variable
through the REST API. The following options are available:
- User can edit this variable: Indicates the business variable
is available and it's value can be changed using the REST API.
- User can only view this variable: Indicates the business
variable is available and it's value can only be read using the REST
API.
- User cannot see this variable: Indicates the business variable
not is available using the REST API.
- Click Finish.
What to do next
The new Business Variable (and Business Setting) is created
and is now visible in the Fabric project tree.