Workflow Parameters

Introduction

The WorkflowContext parameter provides the means by which you can pass business-related data to the workflow. An entity that stores the business-related data has to be selected as the parameter type. When a workflow is triggered, the parameter is filled with the current object of the specified entity.

In the workflow editor, you can see the Workflow Context parameter in the upper-left corner. In the image below, the parameter type (the specified entity) is shown after the colon:

Output Section

Entity

The entity that you select as the parameter type. What is passed through the parameter is the object of this entity. The passed object is often referred to as a workflow context object or a context object. The entity is often referred to as a workflow context entity.

Name

Name is the name of the parameter. The name is set as WorkflowContext and cannot be changed.