Introduction

The JS7 - Variables are used to execute the job using different parameters on the order or on a Workflowparameterize the execution of jobs in a workflow. Variables are declared for the workflow by specifying a name and datatype. We can use variable at different placesdata type and optionally a default value. Variables can be used in a number of places:

• As an Environment Variable: the environment variable is available for all shell jobs In the Environment Variable:  The environment variable available for all the Jobs in a workflow.
• In the As a Job ResourcesResource: You can assign variable in a set of variables to a job resource and attach the job resource to an individual job. If the job resources with this the variable are assigned attached to the whole workflow or on the jobs.workflow, the variables will be available for all the jobs in the workflow.
• As an In Order Variable: You can declare variables with a workflow and assign values to the workflow while adding an Order. The default and require value is assigned to the order.or modify values when adding an order to the workflow.

Workflow

The 03_VariablesPassing folder contains workflows used for The folder 03_VariablePassing contains the workflow based on the variable passing. You can add the an order from the action menu of the workflow and from the history you can review the detailed information about the workflow. The variables .

Variables are declared with the workflow and optionally hold default values, . The value of the variable flight_destination value change during the order run with the help of the environment variable. variable in this example is modified by shell jobs in the workflow.

To execute the workflow from the 03_VariablesPassing folder follow the steps described below:

1. Click the 03_VariablesPassing folder and Click on the folder 03_VariablePassing from the and expand the jdVariablesDeclared workflow.
   
   
   
   
   
2. To add the an order in to the workflow . Click on click the action menu of the workflow and click onuse Add orderOrder button from the drop-down menu.
   
   
   
   
   
3. On clicking the When clicking Add Order. A  a popup window will appear. 
4. You can add the an Order ID or leave the Order Id ID value blank empty, it will take the then use a default Order Id to process the OrderID.
5. With the help of  Modify Variable button, link you can edit the value of the variable assigned to the workfloworder.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Click on the Modify Variable and select  and from the drop-down menu select the name of the variable name that you want to modify from the drop-down menu. e.g; I have selected the variable . The screenshot shows the variable flight_destination and  with the default value is Berlin. Here the variables are already declared, click on The variable and default value are declared with the workflow definition. Click the Submit button to add the Order in a order to the workflow.
   
   
   
   
   
7. To check the status of the Order order click on the Workflow name with this new Order history panel will appear. name of the workflow. This will make the Order History panel appear.
   
   
   
   
   
8. From In the Order history History panel , you can see verify if the Order order is successful and  hasfinished. Click on the Order ID to open the detail logs of executionsee log output created by the  jobs executed for this order.
   
   
   
   
   
9. A log window will open and the order log will be displayed. The order log contains log output from all jobs executed by the order. 
10. You can download the log file by clicking the Download button from in the upper right-hand corner of the log window. Also, you can expand and collapse the individual job output using the arrow button from in the left-hand corner of the log window.
    
    

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