Saving Runtime Parameters

When a task processes, runtime arguments that cannot be passed at initiation may need to be calculated. These are derived parameters that can change each time a task runs. The BaseIPDTask provides a method to ensure the originally derived runtime parameters are used when a task restarts or resumes after a failure.

protected boolean saveRuntimeParm(String runtimeKey, String runtimeValue)
   throws TaskProcessingException

protected boolean saveRuntimeParms(List<TaskParm> runtimeParms)
   throws TaskProcessingException

These methods allow the task to store runtime parameters in the Services Framework repository. The parameters are tied directly to the activity record of the task. During restart, the task can use the getRuntimeParm() method to retrieve any previously stored parameter for reprocessing.

Note: When saving a list of runtime parameters, the only values needed for the TaskParm object are the parameter key and parameter value.

List<TaskParm> runtimeParmsToSave = new ArrayList<TaskParm>();
runtimeParmsToSave.add( new TaskParm(RUNTIME_PARM_DATE, aDate) );
runtimeParmsToSave.add( new TaskParm(RUNTIME_PARM_GENERATED_LICENSE, aLicense) );
saveRuntimeParms(runtimeParmsToSave);

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