Properties for Link type variables

This section describes the General and Advanced properties of the Link type variable.

The following details are displayed in the General tab and can be edited:

  • Name: Names are case insensitive and cannot contain spaces and special characters (such as -,+,/,\,*).
  • Usage: Describes the type of variable. Usage can be:
    • Input: Input by a user.
    • Local: Assigned through a rulebase.
    • Output: Local variable exported to caller.
    • Regular: From a catalog or session.
  • Linktype: Link type of the variable (datasource, record, relationship, and so on)
  • Literals: Literals are references to meta data (repository or datasource) which are bound to declared variables. For Catalog link type, the record state is also displayed whether CONFIRMED or UNCONFIRMED.

The following details are displayed in the Advanced tab and can be edited:

  • Capacity: Specify the capacity.
  • All Levels: Select the check box to handle all related records at all levels for relationship_record link type. The All Levels flag supports only "Self" relationship.