Query Picklist Items activity

An activity that retrieves one or more picklist items from AgilePoint NX Data Entities.


Query Picklist Items activity

Configure the Query Picklist Items activity

To configure the Query Picklist Items activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Prerequisites

Good to Know

How to Start

  1. Open Process Builder.

    For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.


    Open Process Builder
  2. In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Data Entities tab.

    AgilePoint Data Entities tab
  3. On the Data Entities tab, drag the Query Picklist Items activity onto your process.

    Query Picklist Items activity

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Query Picklist Items activity.

Figure: General Configuration screen

General Configuration screen

Good to Know

  • Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Display Name

Function:
Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.
Accepted Values:
One line of text that can have spaces.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No
Example:
This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:
  • Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Function:
Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Accepted Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No

Query Picklist Items Configuration

Specifies the picklist items to retrieve from AgilePoint NX Data Entities.

Figure: Query Picklist Items Configuration screen

Query Picklist Items Configuration screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Standard Picklists / Custom Picklists

Function:
Specifies whether to show standard (out of the box) picklists or custom picklists in the Picklist list.
Accepted Values:
  • Standard Picklists - Shows standard picklists in the Picklist list.
  • Custom Picklists - Shows custom picklists in the Picklist list.
Default Value:
Standard Picklists

Picklist

Function:
Specifies the name of the picklist from which to retrieve the picklist items.

When you select the Standard Picklists or Custom Picklists field, this field shows the picklists associated with Standard Picklists or Custom Picklists field.

Accepted Values:
A picklist from the list.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes

Map Response to AgilePoint Schema

Function:
Connects picklist items to your process schema.
Accepted Values:
Click the Schema Mapping Schema Mapping icon button to open the Schema Mapper screen.

Use this screen to connect the response to the data model for your process.

Default Value:
None
Example:
Refer to:

Store Response In Process Variable

Function:
Specifies the process data variable that stores the picklist item.
Accepted Values:
A process data variable.
Default Value:
None