Change an Entity Record in AgilePoint NX

Prerequisites

• AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud), or AgilePoint NX PrivateCloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 or higher.

Good to Know

• In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
• You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.

  For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?

How to Start

1. On the Application Explorer screen, do one of these:
   • Open a Process.
   • Create a Process.
2. Do one of these:
   • Add an activity:
     1. In the Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the AgilePoint Data Entities tab.
     2. On the AgilePoint Data Entities tab, drag the Update Data Entity activity onto your process.
   • Change an activity:
     1. In your process, double-click your activity.
3. Click Update Record Configuration .

Procedure

1. On the Update Record Configuration screen, in the Entity Name list, select your entity..
2. (Optional) Complete this field.

   Field Name	Definition
   Custom Entities Only	Function: Specifies whether to show only custom entities in the Primary Entity Name list. Accepted Values: Selected - Shows only the custom entities in the Primary Entity Name list. Deselected - Shows both standard entities and custom entities in the Primary Entity Name list. Default Value: Deselected Accepts Process Data Variables: No

3. In the Record ID field, enter an ID for a record to change.
4. To connect the request data from your schema to the source system, complete this field as necessary::

   Field Name	Definition
   Request Mapping	Function: Connects your schema to the entity fields. Accepted Values: Click the Schema Mapping button to open the Schema Mapper. Use this screen to connect the request to the data model for your process. Default Value: None

5. To connect the response to a process data variable, complete this field as necessary:

   Field Name	Definition
   Store Response Record ID in this Variable	Function: Specifies the process data variable that stores the ID of a record you create or change. Accepted Values: A process data variable that accepts an alphanumeric string with no spaces or special characters. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes