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System Business Objects are Process Data, Local (form) Data and
Process Context. Each of these are like the ‘Single Editable
Record’ custom Business Object type we describe above. Some
variables in the Process Context are read-only, it should be noted.
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Looking at a form, the system Business Objects are listed in the
‘Default Business Objects’ pane at the top of the Business
Objects Explorer window.
For a Form these will consist of the Process Context and Local
Business Objects. If any Form Segments have been added, the
Business Object for that segment will also appear.
Note that there is no default ‘Process Data’ Business Object. This
is because forms are no longer bound to Processes as they have
been in previous versions.
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Like all Business Objects these can be expanded. Variables may
be dropped onto the form, from here as well. Variables that are
not editable, such as ActionName and FolderOriginator will be set
to Read Only and cannot be made editable.
Notice you cannot set any ‘Parameter’ for these Business Objects.
We shall see that you can in Process and Custom Business
Objects.
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For a Process you have similar default Business Objects, but no
Local type and you additionally have the Process Data Business
Object. Interestingly yo are able to set the parameter of FolderId
for this. We cannot see any situation at all where it would make
any sense (indeed, where it would work) to use anything but the
FolderId as this parameter. It may be that this is a bug and
should not be editable. We suspect this is the case.
It is also interesting to note that added Sub-Process Business
Objects do not get added here. This seems in direct contradiction
to the way Forms behave. You are forced to add the Business
Object for the Sub-Process manually. This may be an oversight,
but we are not sure.
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1. Designer User Interface
