Parameters

This field is used with the Generate Event and Call Web Service action types.

Use this field to specify a comma-separated list of parameters to be passed as input to the event or Web service. These parameters must be in the form of name-value pairs.

To define parameters using the Event Action Generate Event form or the Event Action Call Web Service form, click the button to the left of this field.

Each name-value pair listed in this field must use this syntax:

name = scalarExpr

where:

  • name is the name of the parameter as defined and required by the event or Web service.
  • scalarExpr resolves to the value of the parameter to be passed to the event or Web service.

When you click OK to return to the Event Actions form, the system "wraps" this content within a PARMS( ) parameter, which yields this final syntax:

PARMS( name = scalarExpr [, ... ] )

Note:  If scalarExpr is a literal value, it must be enclosed in double quotation marks before returning it to the Event Actions form. If scalarExpr is an expression, the system does not require quotation marks.

If you use the Parameters button to build the parameters list using the Event Action Event/Service Parameters form, when you return to this form from that one, the system automatically inserts the quotation marks for literal values as required.