I found out recently that there is a new parameter type than can be selected which is called "Create from element":
I already checked the official documentation and the new 8.2 release notes but I can't seem to find any information about this. Does anybody know what is the purpose of it?
Regards.
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This allows you to automatically create parameters in the process that match another process element. It’s especially useful for things like webservices or subprocesses. If you select that parameter type, it will allow you to choose the other element in the process and then it will create parameters that match that process element. If you selected a web service element, for example, it would create parameters for all of the response parameters exposed by the web service (so if the web service returned Property1, Property2 and a Collection of values, you'd end up with parameters for each of those, mapped to the web service already. Definitely a time saver.
Ryan
Thank you very much for your quick response! What other use cases could be good for this new parameter?
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Alejandro González Momblán,
That's really it - it's not even actually a parameter in itself - It's more of a parameter generator. The point is to have it generate the needed parameters to work with some other process element, saving you the need/time to create them all yourself.
Ryan