Link the add job workflow variables to add job form controls

You can associate variables defined in a workflow with specific controls on a form. This process ensures that data entered by users in forms is correctly mapped to the workflow’s logic, enabling accurate data transfer and processing within MES-integrated workflows.

Link the workflow variables to their corresponding form controls

1. In the workflow window, right-click the UpdateVariable1 activity and select Activity Properties.

   The Activity Properties pane appears.

2. In the Activity Properties pane, select the Set Variable box button.

   The Update Variable window appears.

   

3. Perform the following steps to link each variable to its corresponding form control. For a list of the workflow variable-to-form control link mapping, see the table that follows these steps.

   1. In the Condition column, hover the pointer over Select and select the list box that appears.

      A navigation tree appears.

      

   2. Drill down to the variable to be linked and select it.

      The variable is added to the Condition column.

      

   3. In the Value column, hover the pointer over Enter value and select the text box that appears.

   4. Select the tree icon.

      

   5. Select the browse icon.

      

   6. Drill down to the form control to be linked and select it.

      

      The control is entered in the Value column.

      

   See the table below for a list of the Job.Add form control names.

   Variable	Form Control Name
   XmlVariables…request.job.wo_id	SKFormData.SKRootDefinition.wo_id
   XmlVariables…request.job.oper_id	SKFormData.SKRootDefinition.oper_id
   XmlVariables…request.job.seq_no	SKFormData.SKRootDefinition.seq_no
   XmlVariables…request.job.req_finish_time _local	Variable.reqfinishtimevar*
   XmlVariables…request.job.init_sched _ent_id	SKFormData.SKRootDefinition.init_sched _ent_id
   XmlVariables…request.job.target _sched_ent_id	SKFormData.SKRootDefinition.target _sched_ent_id
   XmlVariables…request.job.qty_reqd	SKFormData.SKRootDefinition.qty_reqd
   XmlVariables…request.job.qty_at_start	SKFormData.SKRootDefinition.qty_at_start
   XmlVariables…request.job.rework	SKFormData.SKRootDefinition.rework
   XmlVariables…request.job.spare1	SKFormData.SKRootDefinition.spare1
   XmlVariables…request.job.last_edit _comment	SKFormData.SKRootDefinition.last_edit _comment
   XmlVariables…request.job.item_id	SKFormData.SKRootDefinition.item_id
   XmlVariables…request.job.est_prod_rate	SKFormData.SKRootDefinition.est_prod_rate
   * DateTimes are set to workflow variables created to ensure that they are sent as localtime to the MES database.

   The list of all of the Job.Add links is shown in the following figure.

   

   

4. When all of the workflow variable-to-form control links have been entered, select the OK button to close the Update Variable window.

5. Select the Save button at the bottom of the Activity Properties pane to save the links.

6. Close the workflow designer window.

7. On the Workflows page, select the Job.Add workflow to highlight it (do not select its check box).

8. On the action bar, select Publish.

   A message appears indicating the status of the publish operation.

9. Select Close to close the message.