Using Drag and Drop to Associate a Data Field or Parameter with an Activity

Note: You can drop process data onto a blank part of the process to create a new user task with the associated process data. For more information, see Using Participants to Create Tasks .

Procedure

  1. In the Project Explorer, click the data field or parameter you want to associate with your activity, holding down the mouse button, drag the pointer to the user task and release the mouse button.
    Note: You can select multiple data fields or parameters for drag and drop operations using the Ctrl (for single selection) or Shift (to select a range) keys.
  2. A menu is displayed with the following options:
    • Add Data To View And Assign
       Selecting this option adds the process data as an In/Out parameter on the Interface tab. This means that in the runtime environment, users will be able to display the associated form to view the field and also to assign new values to it.
    • Add Data To View
       Selecting this option adds the process data as an In parameter on the Interface tab. This means that in the runtime environment, users will be able display the associated form to view the field, however they can not assign new values to it.
    • Add Data To Assign  
      Selecting this option adds the process data as an Out parameter on the Interface tab. This means that in the runtime environment, users will be able display the associated form to assign new values to the field.