Global Variables

Overview

The iProcess Engine server uses global variables to configure settings and behavior of procedures. For example, IP addresses, hosts, databases, optional behavior and so on. You can access global variables using the GlobalVariable expression in scripts. You can then use the values of global variables to make procedures more portable as configuration is stored in the global variables rather than hard-coded or is external to iProcess Engine.

The Administration Console allows you to create, modify, delete, import, and export global variables.

To view the Global Variables page, perform the following steps:

1. From the dashboard, click the Main Menu icon.
2. Click the Configuration tab.
3. In Configuration, click Global Variables. The Global Variables page lists all defined global variables.
Note: Global Variable names can be up to 15 characters long and can contain letters, digits, underscore characters, and must start with an alphabet. Global Variable names are converted to uppercase irrespective of how they are originally entered.

For more information about Global Variables, see TIBCO iProcess® Engine Administrator’s Guide and TIBCO iProcess® Expressions and Functions Reference Guide.