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

Description:
Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
Default Value:
None
Accepts 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

Description:
Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts 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

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

Picklist

Description:
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.

Allowed Values:
A picklist from the list.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes

Map Response to AgilePoint Schema

Description:
Connects picklist items to your process schema.
Allowed 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

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