7.4.12 Create Variable dialog box

Use the Create Variable dialog box to add a variable for a service. To display the Create Variable dialog box, in the Edit Service Definition dialog box, click the Add button in the Variables section, or in the Specify Plug-in Input Properties for Mapping dialog box or in the Specify Plug-in Output Properties for Mapping dialog box, click the Add Variable button.

Figure 7‒43: Create Variable dialog box (when string is selected for Data Type)

This dialog box displays the following items:

Key text box

Enter the property key. The text box allows a maximum of 128 characters.

Name text box

Enter the name of the property. The text box allows a maximum of 128 characters.

Description text box

Enter a brief description of the property. The text box allows a maximum of 256 characters.

Data Type list box

Select the data type of the variable.

• string

  Select this option to set the data type to string.

• password

  Select this option to set the data type to password.

Default Value

Enter the default value of the variable. The text box allows a maximum of 1,024 characters. If you specify password for the data type, each of the entered characters is displayed as .

OK button

Click this button to add the variable.

Cancel button

Click this button to close the Create Variable dialog box.

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