Create and edit process parameters

A TurboIntegrator process can include runtime parameters that are passed into the process upon execution. Parameter values are set when a user runs the process and answers prompts for parameter values.

Create and edit process parameters in Planning Analytics Workspace

Procedure

  1. Open the process in the process editor.
  2. Click the Parameters tab on the process editor to open the parameters view.
  3. Click Add parameter.
    A new parameter is added with a default name, type, and value. You can modify all these defaults.
  4. In the Name cell, enter a parameter name. Parameter names should adhere to Naming conventions, and should not include any TurboIntegrator reserved words.
  5. In the Prompt cell, enter the question or prompt that a user will respond to when supplying a parameter value.
  6. In the Type cell, choose a parameter type: numeric or string.
  7. In the Value cell, enter a default value for the parameter.
  8. Click Add parameter to create additional parameters, then repeat steps 2 through 5.
  9. To change the order of parameters, select a parameter, then use the arrow buttons to move the parameter up or down in the process editor. You can also click a parameter handle and drag the parameter to a new position.
    Parameter move options
  10. To delete a parameter, select the parameter, then click delete parameter icon.

Results

When a user runs the process, a dialog box requests answers to the prompts that you defined in step 4. The answers that the user supplies are passed into the process as parameter values.