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Process Modeling Concepts : Data Fields and Parameters

Data Fields and Parameters
Data fields identify the inputs and outputs of an activity. Parameters are input to or output from a source external to the process.
For example:
Parameters can only be created at the process level. Data fields can be created:
You can change a process-level data field to a parameter by right-clicking it, and selecting Convert Data Field to Parameter. The default mode for converted parameters is In/Out, meaning that they can be specified as either input or output.
Data fields and parameters share the same basic types (Integer, Text, and so on), however they have different properties:
Parameters can also be specified as input, output or both by selecting the Mode (In, Out, or In/Out). The mode is indicated by the icon next to the parameter:
Declared Types
Declared types are used if you want to re-use a definition either when creating a data field or parameter.
For example, you could create a declared type that is text that represents a telephone number:
This declared type is then available for use in defining data fields or parameters. For example:

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