Configuration

The Configuration tab has the following fields.

Field

Global Var?

Description

Name

No

The name to appear as the label for the activity in the process definition.

Description

No

Short description of the activity.

Input Style

No

Can be binary, text, or dynamic.

In binary mode (the default and preferred choice), the binary content is read. The encoding used for parsing the content is either the value specified in the forceEncoding input item, the encoding specified in the XML header of the xmlBinary input item, or UTF-8 (the default encoding, if no encoding is specified).

In text mode, an XML string is passed as an input item.

In dynamic mode, a choice is offered for input. You can either supply binary or text input. You can use a choice statement and set substitution in the mapping to supply the correct type of input at run time.

Validate Output

No

When checked, specifies that the output of the activity should be validated against the schema specified in the Output Editor tab.