Update Parent Process Data activity

Good to Know

• In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
• This section shows the configuration settings on the configuration screens for this activity. Other configuration settings apply to system activities. For more information, refer to:
  • Properties for System Activities
  • BPMN Properties screen
  • Notifications
• 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. Open Process Builder.

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

   
   
   

2. In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Utilities tab.

   
   
   

3. On the Utilities tab, drag the Update Parent Process Data activity onto your process.

   
   
   

Procedure

1. Complete the fields on the General Configuration screen.
2. Click Initial Attributes .

   An initial attribute is a process data variable in a subprocess that is populated with a value from the parent process when the parent process starts the subprocess.

3. Complete the fields on the Initial Attributes screen.

   For more information, refer to Change a Parent Process with Data from a Subprocess.

4. (Optional) Click Advanced > Email Notifications .

   For more information, refer to Email Notifications screen (Process Activities).

Specifies the basic settings for the Update Parent Process Data activity.

Fields

Specifies a set of process variables to pass to a subprocess. You can share the parent process's variables with the subprocess if the subprocess uses the same data..

The subprocess can have its own data only within the subprocess, or it can share its data with the parent process. For example, a subprocess can access the data of the parent process, such as the reviewer name and review completion date..

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