Input Variables page

If the Step Perform wizard displays one or more Input Variables pages, you must specify the required values. The Step Perform wizard uses your input to create customized content for your installation. Such content might include user instructions for you to follow or JCL for you to submit through the wizard later.

The Input Variables page is displayed when the Step Perform wizard requires information from you before you continue. The wizard presents the variables in groups according to type (variable category), with a separate page for each category. Depending on the amount and type of information that is required, the wizard might display multiple input pages for you to complete. The number of Input Variables pages in the wizard is specified in the workflow definition file.

The Information icon () is displayed for variables that have more information available, such as guidance information or syntax rules. To learn more about the variable, click the icon.

If the variable is used by other steps in the workflow, clicking the icon also displays the Variable References table. This table shows the other steps in the workflow that use the same variable.

Note: Array variables, which are used to map multiple values, are not shown in this page.

Table 1 shows the format of the Variable References table.

Table 1. Columns in the Variable References table
Column	Description
State	State of the step.
No.	Number that indicates the step position in the sequence of steps that comprise the workflow.
Title	Title of the step. z/OSMF obtains this value from the workflow definition file when the workflow is created.
Owner	User ID of the step owner. This field is blank if no owner exists for the step.

You cannot sort, filter, or refresh the data in the Variable References table.

If no other steps use the variable, the Variable References table is not displayed.

In some cases, if a value was previously provided in another step, the wizard shows the variable as locked. That is, the variable is disabled and its input field is read-only.

To edit a locked variable, select the option Make value editable. When you select to make the variable editable (by checking the box and pressing OK), you can edit the variable setting on the input variable page within the wizard. Here, it is recommended that you review the other steps that use the variable to determine whether the steps are to be repeated with the new variable setting. Some variables are global in scope and might be applicable to other workflows at your installation.