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Creating Your First LiveCycle ES Application > Creating a Process > Editing your process version for the mortgage application process > Defining variables for your process version

Defining variables for your process version

You will now define variables for your process version. Variables are used to save data, such as information that enters the process, during the execution of your process. Variables are also used to store information that is passed out of your process or to store information that can be referenced during the execution of operations in your process. Variables of different types can store various types of information. You will create variables of the following types to store the form and the mortgage amount:

xfaform: This variable is required because user centric processes need a form design to be associated with it. A form is the mechanism for users to interact with a process.

float: This type saves the amount of the mortgage as a float value. The float value will be used to determine where to route the mortgage application in a conditional statement.

To define a variable to store your form:

1. Select Window > Show View > Variables.
2. In the Variables view, click the plus sign button . The Variable dialog box appears.
3. Type the following information:
   • In the Name box, type LoanForm.
   • In the Title box, type Loan form data.
   • In the Description box type Form submitted and stored in a xfaForm type..
4. In the Type list, select xfaForm. Additional boxes and buttons appear in the Datatype Specific Settings area.
5. In the Purpose area, select Process Variable and then select Input and Required.
6. Beside the Template URL box, click Browse. The Select Form dialog box appears.
7. Select Forms > MortgageAppForm.pdf [X.Y] (where [X.Y] represents the version of the form design) and then click OK.

   The Variable dialog box should look like this illustration:

   

8. In the Variable dialog box, click OK.

To define a variable to store the mortgage amount:

1. In the Variables view, click the plus sign button . The Variable dialog box appears.
2. Type the following information:
   • In the Name box, type LoanAmount.
   • In the Title box, type Amount of Mortgage.
   • In the Description box, type Mortgage amount to use as part of the condition for routing..
3. In the Type list, at the bottom of the list, select Find Type.
4. In the Search Data Type dialog box, type float and click Search.
5. Select java.lang.Float and click OK.
6. Select Required and click OK.

You have defined the necessary variables for the MortgageLoan process.

Click to continue: Defining operations in your process diagram

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